Boys Will Be Boys: Born That Way?

I mostly agree...but certainly society plays a great part in the raising of a child. Nature vs nurture. As an elementary teacher for 36 years, most boys tend to be more aggressive in their early years . I like to say, the girls take blocks and build them up, the boys knock them down. LOL. But obviously that isn't always the case. I have two grown sons. My oldest was always very athletic and liked trucks and sports as a little boy. My youngest boy, was more cerebral and liked music, technology, and cameras etc. Both were tested in school for the gifted program and both had a brilliant IQ except for a two point difference. ( the younger one was slighter higher but both were gifted - the top 2% intellectually nationwide.) The oldest today heads up a charity foundation for an NFL star and the youngest graduated in film and works a s director's assistant or production assistant on films and music videos, hoping to direct one day. He plays a variety of instruments and used to be in a rock band. I raised them both the same, but they were as different as night and day. So ya never know. To this day, my oldest will rough house with his own son, my younger one is 15 years younger than his brother but is not into that. He is a real brainiac and focused on computers and technical stuff, cameras etc. BTW, my macho older boy, the dad, is a talented artist, and had his work published in sports magazines. So both kids have a sensitive side and a strong exterior. They both were extremely tough when my husband got cancer and passed away. Being male is like being female....your parents help encourage who you are, but gender doesn't necessarily determine your life skills. That being said, most boys are more active and developmentally are often slower than girls maturing. I notice this year after year as a teacher. BUT, that isn't always the case, there are exceptions. Once they even out , it's a crap shoot who they become. My 2 year old grandson is all boy, but the other day I was baby sitting and when his baby sister cried, I went to warm up a bottle and I found him holding the baby and trying to calm her down. It was so sweet. However, once grandma took the baby, then he went back to trowing balls and acting like a maniac. LOL