Adults tend to respond to babies in systematically different ways depending on whether they are labelled as boys or girls.

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This is supported by research that has shown differences in the ways adults talk to, interact with, and perceive babies based on their assumed gender. For example, adults may use more emotional language with baby girls and more “achievement-oriented” language with baby boys.

Adults Tend to Respond to Babies in Systematically Different Ways