Growing up in a world where pink and blue don’t matter

Boy Princesses

Nils Pickert

Boy Princesses

How we can free our sons from the gender trap

4th ed. published 2023. 254 pages All rights available

Boy Princesses

How we can free our sons from the gender trap

Boys are wild, they don’t cry and they don't wear skirts: male gender norms are deeply engrained. And they can do harm to boys. If your son wants a pink bike, you, as parents, don't buy him one for fear of him being bullied.
The feminist, journalist and father Nils Pickert has written the book for parents to help combat gender clichés when bringing up their sons. It shows how this standardising of masculinity takes place when buying toys, in the school playground and in emotional life and how it inhibits boys' development. Pickert describes how many boys love - and need - dolls and caring play. He is passionate about adopting any predetermined roles and allowing boys an unlimited variety of ways to become men. With lots of ideas and specific tips to help parents support their sons.
• The first book on gender stereotypes for the parents of boys
• Passionate, sharp-witted plea against adopting predetermined roles