Re: But that's a girl's toy!

"Cheryl S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Circe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > My daughter (4yo) is driving me bananas with her
> > insistence that her brothers may NOT play with her
> > dolls/Barbies because they are not girls. If she sees
> > Vernon, in particular, pick up one of her dolls, she
> > practically leaps on him to get it away from him. I
> > have tried repeatedly to explain to her that dolls are
> > not JUST for girls--girls seem to enjoy playing with
> > them more often than boys do, but that doesn't mean
> > boys can NEVER play with them. Help?
>
> I think it's normal for pre-schoolers to have very rigid, distinct ideas
> about gender roles.

    I agree, though they are learned so providing some direction
can be helpful.  Every parent/child animal pair, my daughter points
out, is a daddy and baby.  Daddy lion, Baby Lion.  Even Daddy
Kangaroo and Baby Kangaroo, pouch and all.  I do try to point
out the other option, especially when mom is around.  ;-)


                                                    P. Tierney