Hi Dr. Meg,

I have a four-year-old son who only likes to play with girls and also likes to dress up like a princess (in his sister’s dress up clothes). But he also goes crazy and wants to wrestle with me at times, I’m just wondering if this is anything I should worry about in terms of future gender confusion?

Thanks and God bless,

Confused Dad

Dear Confused,

No, your son sounds like a lot of fun and seems to be a boy who is very comfortable in his own skin. Unfortunately, with attention mounting on gender identity issues (i.e. Bruce Jenner), parents and children alike are overly concerned that any sign of masculinity in girls or femininity in boys indicates a serious issue. Here’s what every parent reading this needs to know: 97-99% of children who show signs of either of these have no gender identity issues.

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