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The November issue of Parents magazine explains why we can predict a lot about the way our baby thinks, behaves and develops based on his or her sex.
Okay, so this explains my son's love of head butting a lot!
Here are some of the biggest differences:
Boys
Developmental delays Four times more likely than girls to have autism. A possible reason? New research found a potential link to a gene that causes an imbalance of calcium in the brain. Boys are also more prone to have ADHD, dyslexia, and delayed speech.
Asthma More have it, but they are also more likely to outgrow it than girls.
Hearing Boys are born with a longer and more flexible chochlea (the part of the inner ear that sends impulses to the brain) so they don't hear as well as girls do, but they are better at determining the location of a sound.
Girls
Hemangiomas (raised red spots) Girls are five times more likely to have them, though the birthmarks usually disappear by age 9.
Pain Girls feel it more acutely, so she's more likely to cry and fuss if she has a cold, but she's also more responsive to cuddling and easier to soothe.
Speech The language centers in their brains are more efficient, giving them a head start in the speaking department. At 18 months a girl's vocabulary averages 90 words, compared to 40 for a boy the same age.
For more differences, check out the latest issue of Parents.
What have you found to be the biggest differences between boy and girl babies?
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Comments 7
Well having boy/girl twins I have seen alot of developmental differences that are "typical" boy/girl developmental differences. For instance my daughter would sit longer to look at a book or listen to a story, while my son couldn't. My daughter could sit and play quietly, while my son would do it for a while but was more interested in physical play. As a newborn my son had jaundice worse than my daughter which is typical. Boy usually have more issues of jaundice than girls.
I have a DD and a DS so I know hehehehe. Well...
Girls- I think most of them learn more quick than the boys, they are more calm, independent, physically they develop and grow faster. They make bigger tantrums and eat less.
Boys-learn to talk faster and more clear, shows more interest in toys, they like to be hug and held more often, like more the TV., pay more attention and for more longer periods, recover faster from sickness than the girls, doesn't get sick easily, they are more scared of things or to do things than the girls.
nily, studies have shown that boys are often much slower and farther behind in the language department, but generally ahead in gross motor skills.
hahahahaha Rana Aurora I'm sure that does not apply in my family my son doesnt shout up and he is 13 months old hahahahaha and my 8 year old DD dont like to talk. I'm just responding to the question based on my kids like I said not based on any studies. I was comparing my kids like I said on the top.
yeah, my son has shown to be slower in language skills. They were tested in March and I can see much more improvement in my daughter, than in my son.
This is a cute conversation peice. I have 3 girls and 2 boys.I love them all equally and they are all different.My (almost) 14 month old son is extremely fond of cars, trucks, banging on things and finding loud noise. He can splash 8 feet, and he is more likely to push you away then any of my girls . He love his work boots and getting dirty! My 4 yr old daughter is a princess all the way, loves dress-up and playing barbies, and doing hair. All the girls loved dress up.And the boys love crashing things, it's all fun.My girls seem to pick things up quicker as far as tieing shoes and reading.
i just have girls