Which sex is best to be around younger children when it comes to scarlet macaw parrots male or femal

They say that female have tendency of nipping and biting more than they male on some site but then I see alot of other information about the male on others

It really isn''t a matter of which sex they are as much as your willingness to train one. Training a Scarlet, especialy one that is around children should be your first priority should you decide to bring a scarlet into your home.

You should also invest time in training your children to be respectful of this creature who could easily break a finger.

This is extremely important.

Using positive reinforcement training on both aspects of your household; the bird and the children, should give you no problem if you do it correctly.

I have seen beautifully behaved Macaws that were both Male and Female, as well as the flip side."Bird-zillas" of both sexes, so choosing a Scarlet based on the sex probably isn't the way to go with this decision.

Positive Reinforcement Training is imperative:

There is an excellent book available explaining the process. It's called:

"Don't Shoot The Dog" by Karen Pryor

It very plainly explains positive reinforcement training that can be accomplished on nearly anything and anyone.

There are wonderful stories and training examples in it, as well as a breakdown of the entire process.

My favorite story was about a woman who '"clicker trained" her twins as a college project.