boys and princesses?

Lynn - posted on 11/06/2009

Oh dont listen to that Maria, she doesnt know what she is talking about. hehe.... i am just kidding, I love her..... My three year old son is obsessed with walking around the house in my bras. I take them away, and tell them that they are for girls, but that doesnt stop him. He goes after them the first chance he gets. I think if your son likes princesses, you should just tell him "Oh yeah, isnt she pretty" so that he can see that he can like her, without wanting to BE like her.

Ashley - posted on 11/06/2009

well iam glad i seen this i have a three yr old boy and twin 2 yr olds and they are not around girls at all other than at preschool and My oldest son is very attached to his baby doll my mom bought him at the goodwill b/c my husband wouldnt buy him a new one lol it really bothers my hubby but he cried the other day b/c we forgot his doll at home but he likes boy stuff too but he has a kitchen set also and the twins wear my heels all over the house.

Maria - posted on 08/14/2009

Lol... Don't worry Cari, it's a phase he'll get over as he grows older. My youngest son used to try my shoes on and walk all over the house. Go figure! Even if I close the door to our room, he'll figure a way to get in the closet and find my heels and wear them around the living room. He can't differentiate personal things gender-wise at this age yet. All he knows is that it's Mom's shoes, and he likes the feel of it.

Lyndsay - posted on 07/23/2009

Let him play with what he wants. Right now he doesn't understand that its for girls -- its something he saw on a movie, so he wants to play with it. If he continues to play with girl toys when he's older he may get made fun of by the other kids, and then he'll realize they're for girls and either stop or decide he doesn't care what the other kids say and he wants to play with his toys anyway.

Sara - posted on 06/02/2009

If that is what he likes I'd support it. It bothers me how they make so many things "for girls." My son loves Dora, and they don't make things that are boyish. My boys play with Barbies, to them they aren't something to dress up and style their hair, they are just toy people.

Jessica - posted on 04/09/2009

my son looooves walking around in my shoes and he is 2y/o. I think its pretty normal for them to be ineteresting in what society calls 'girly things' i wouldnt worry about it. if it makes him happy ofcourse you should support it! =)

Emily - posted on 04/08/2009

My little boy is only 14months old and loves to play with my hair brushes and hair dryer. He brushes my hair very softly to my surprise. That's the only "girly" thing he does...so far! But my nephew when he was about two/three his favorite color was pink. Everything he had needed to be pink and he would even walk around in little girl dress-up clothes. I think he had some influence from my niece who is the same age as my nephew...they hung out all the time. Now he is almost nine and is all boy. He too has a strange music obsession, but his is KISS. It is normal for boys to do things like that...I am interested to see if my son does anything else!!!

Holly - posted on 04/08/2009

its all normal! after all, little boys see mum "playing dress up" when we wear heals or a dress dont they? as Amanda said, they dont know the difference between boy things and girl things. i think it is wonderful to let your little boy explore!

Amanda - posted on 03/22/2009

Haha! When my son was that age he LOVED to play dress up, take care of babies and use a kitchen set. My grandmother thought that the kitchen set would make him "funny." (I am guessing she meant gay.) Then he walked out of our livingroom wearing a floor length blue lace dress!!! I almost died laughing at the look on her face. I let him explore all sorts of interests (then and now). Yes, it is normal. Kids don't understand "girl stuff" and "boy stuff" at that age. For the record, my son is 9 1/2 now and other than an unnatural obcession with Elvis, the Beatles and Johnny Cash he acts like other boys his age. AND I get to listen to decent music coming from his room!