{"id":5334,"date":"2011-04-16T21:30:59","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T21:30:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-04-16T21:30:59","modified_gmt":"2011-04-16T21:30:59","slug":"boy-s-pink-toe-nail-polish-creates-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2011\/04\/boy-s-pink-toe-nail-polish-creates-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy’s pink toe nail polish creates controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

J. Crew’s creative director and president, Jenna Lyons is happy she has a son who likes the color “pink”. She included her 5-year-old, Becketts in J. Crew’s April catalog with an ad that shows her painting his toenails hot pink. Arizona’s ABC15.com<\/strong> reports<\/a> from Dr. Kristina Zosuls<\/a>, who says the reaction by a lot of people is an example of how people tend to combine gender-related interests and traits with sexuality. There are many things that parents, other adults and children do that serve to reinforce a child’s gender identity and gender-stereotyped behaviors. Evidence shows children are given messages that reinforce gender stereotyped behavior.<\/p>\n

[via Arizona’s ABC15.com<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n

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