It is said that boys don't like to play with dolls and that girls don't like to play with trucks. It is also said that this is because of gender biases. That boys are told from a young age that they are supposed to play with boy toys, such as trucks, guns, monsters etc. The same "rules" apply with girls. This has been a common belief for many years. A belief that if a children do not play with their "designated" toys that something is wrong with them, possibly homosexuality. People have said that this happens because children are instilled from a young age to play with certain gender biased toys, either by parents, other children or even the television. A new study has shown otherwise.
             A new study suggests that children are brown with a pre-requisite for what toys they are going to be attracted to when they are older. The study states "that tomboys may be born, not made." What this means is that "Levels of testosterone during pregnancy appear to influence the gender-role behavior of preschool girls, according to a new study." The study measure pregnant women's testosterone levels then measured their children's at age 3 ½. The results were that the greater the mothers testosterone level, the greater the chance that their daughters were going to take part in "masculine-type" activities. The reason for this is that "Because hormones influence basic processes of brain development, they also exert permanent influences on behavior," says lead author Melissa Hines, Ph.D., of City University in London "In both rats and rhesus monkeys, genetic female animals treated with testosterone during critical periods of prenatal or early postnatal life show increased levels of male-typical play behavior as
             juveniles." This study puts a noticeable dent in the belief that children are born with a clean slate and are programmed by their parents and
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