![]() My major issue with the ‘more mature’ argument is that I’ve so often seen it used to cajole girls into helping around the house and looking after their siblings, while boys are allowed to play, which in turn affects how we are taught to regard ourselves as adults. ![]() However, there are many experts who do believe that our brains are gendered, as Dr Hamira explained: ‘The scientific study of gender can be broadly divided into 2 camps those who hold that male-female differences are biologically pre-determined, for example, the work that looks at the role of testosterone on the foetal brain, and those who believe that reported gender differences are gross exaggerations borne of unconscious bias on the part of scientists conducting the research, those reviewing the findings for publication in academic journals and those reporting scientific findings in the media. So, as I had suspected, the idea that boys behave badly because they’re immature really is only a theory. ‘The bottom line is that the term “grow up” means different things to different people, it would have to be defined much more specifically before any hypothesised male-female differences could be tested scientifically in a robust way.’ ![]() But when looked at closely though a psychological lens, it is a meaningless strap-line based on unfounded gender stereotypes. So, where did this rumour start? Dr Hamira told .uk: ‘This kind of statement is often badged as conventional wisdom. In order to understand where this idea originated, I talked to Dr Hamira Riaz, Clinical Psychologist and Business Consultant. Only, despite this being a widely accepted wisdom, do any of us know where this idea came from? ‘Girls just grow up so much quicker! They’re so much more mature.’ Over the next several years you can answer additional questions and provide more information.‘An 18 year old boy is basically a 13 year old girl, in terms of maturity!’ people would say. For instance, you can first mention that some people bleed every month to prepare for pregnancy during a conversation about where babies come from when your child is very young. It can help to have the conversation slowly over the course of several years rather than all at once.
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