Humm.... I've heard similar complaints/comments from people here in the US about how we're making boys into poor copies of girls. I hadn't realized that it might be a more global problem.

What do you THINK?

Will China soon become second only to Thailand in producing ladyboys?

— Zi Le Shang, netizee

According to "Save the Boys," the traditional Chinese method of 'caged breeding' raises a child like a little emperor and doesn't encourage independence. Furthermore, “the frequent absence of a father figure and the overprotection of the mother is another factor that makes Chinese boys more feminine.”

Add in China's lack of male educators and the book has a strong argument: Chinese boys are developing in a predominately female environment.

Read more: Save the Boys: How China is emasculating its boys | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com/shanghai/none/save-boys-637264#ixzz0fMMFzswb