Should I be concerned about the gender of my child's friends?

Should I be concerned about the gender of my child's friends?

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I think in terms of considering gender for your your child's friends. You'd want - the concept is balance. You want to make sure that that your child is able to socialize with males as he is able to socialize with females. So if there tends to be gravitation towards one gender in excluding the other. Sometimes it's developmental. By sharing that concern that you have with the classroom teacher you can ensure yourself that there are opportunities for that balance. There needs to be that.