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Should we buy gender-specific toys?

Tomorrow is Black Friday, the day when many of us try to grab a Christmas bargain, but can some toys be damaging to our children? A big supermarket removed signage claiming a superhero alarm clock was a gift for a boy, after a complaint from a seven-year-old girl. But should we worry about a toy being targeted to a gender?

Elizabeth Kesses believes that a parent's toy choice can seriously affect a child's confidence. However, Laverne Antrobus argues that toys would only be damaging if they were a child's only influence.

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