Problem: How can I make notes with bullet points in this paragraph? Behavior with infants and toddlers Parents perceive boys and girls as different as soon as they are born. Consistent with evolutionary theory, which emphasizes strength and competitiveness in males and nurturance in females (Geary, 2015), parents describe their newborn daughters as smaller, softer, cuter, more delicate, and more finely featured than they describe their sons. They emphasize their sons' size, strength, coordination, and alertness and their daughters' fragility and beauty (Stern & Karraker, 1989). In view of these differences in parents' perceptions, it is not surprising that they also treat their sons and daughters differently. They tend to be more verbally responsive with daughters than with sons; they talk more to girls in infancy and at older ages and use more supportive and directive speech (Clearfield & Nelson, 2006; Kitamura & Burnham, 2003; Leaper & Farkas, 2015; Lovas, 2011). They are harsher with boys (McKee et al., 2007). This differential perception and treatment of infant boys and girls is even more marked for fathers than for mothers (Stern & Karraker, 1989). From the time they hear they are going to have a baby, fathers-to-be show a preference for sons, and after the baby is born, fathers are more likely to play and talk with their sons than with their daughters, especially when the baby is a firstborn (Parke & Cookston, 2019; Schoppe-Sullivan et al., 2006). When the children are toddlers. Need Assignment Help?