Pink for girls. Truck motifs for boys. In dressing their children, some parents want to get beyond those parameters. Kristin Higgins, who is adamant about not pushing "girlie" stereotypes on her daughter, painted the girl's room in shades of green. Higgins later dressed her in superhero costumes. But as her now-6-year-old daughter got older, Higgins struggled to find items that broke the mold.