Lego has the right idea in removing gender bias - there's no such thing as 'girl' and 'boy' toys

The first time my daughter ever had a "playdate", it was with a little boy in her Reception class at school. I went along too, but while having a perfectly pleasant cup of tea, noticed something unusual. The other parent, as new to playdates as I was, appeared visibly flustered by the devastation of Lego on the floor. "I'll have to hunt around in the loft," she apologised. "To see if I have any girls ' toys."Automatically, I glanced over at our children, who were playing perfectly happily together (by taking it in turns to hurtle themselves over the back…