Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg, Dr. Emily Upshur, and I talk about...     2:10 - Playing with gender norms is developmentally typical for preschoolers and is how they learn to make meaning of things.   3:12 - For most parents, this is less a worry of our child's playful experimentation and more about how the world will respond to them.   8:50 - You can have family rules and still be supportive of your child's experimentation and play - they are not mutually exclusive.   10:08 - We can be quick to jump to questioning what these actions mean for our child's identity development, but often at this age they are just playing.   10:45 - It's helpful to be mindful of the different societal expectations of boys versus girls with gender norms.   15:04 - Playing out the fantasy your child has in the moment can sometimes satisfy their desire.     ✨We want to hear from you! Go to https://drsarahbren.com/question to send us a question or a topic you want to hear us answer on Securely Attached - Beyond the Sessions! ✨