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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:34 PM Original message |
Are today's girls abandoning their dolls too soon? |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why parents give these electric gadgets to their kids is beyond me. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. good point. Boys are abandoning trucks at earlier ages also |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Back whenTeddy Ruxpin came on the market |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
103. It also did not have a mouth or eyes that moved, which meant it was much less likely to scare |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #103 |
105. unless you tripped over it in the middle of the night |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. LOL for real...I'm crying |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
64. When I was 4 (1990) my doc told my mom that video games would help my fine motor skills. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:33 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. Boys like doll..er scratch that.. action figures also.. |
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BamaGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 11:07 PM Response to Reply #67 |
116. Definitely |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. all children are giving up their TOYS |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
79. I agree with you. nt |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
80. Children are being raised at daycare |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:14 PM Response to Reply #80 |
99. I remember spending hours in imaginative play in day care |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. Some daycare is ok, but many little kids are being warehoused |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. That's sad. My daughter and her friends played with dolls until they were ten or so. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. I still play with dolls. I make them, research them, appreciate other's work. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. Card playing is also going extinct. nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Do we worry about boys that do this? |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Most boys don't usually play with dolls. n/t |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. they will if allowed to. n/t |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Boys aren't banned from playing with dolls |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. They do when they're called 'action figures' or 'transformers'. nt |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. you'd be surprised . . . |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #33 |
45. when my youngest was two or three, he wanted a baby to love. bought the most real doll |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
41. my boys have a drawer of "dolls". gi. starwars. and another, i forget. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #41 |
47. 'Action figures'. nt |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:13 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. actually my youngest had a doll. plain and simple. as much a doll as a doll could be. BUT |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
51. That's right. They do much the same thing. Whatever does it for a kid is what's good. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. lol. in a post above that is what i touched on. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:27 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. Well, now you've been warned. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
54. I always wanted to play with Barbie when I was a child |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. I thought this was about non-electronic toys that inspire creativity? Only girls have those? |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. The article was referring to American girl dolls |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Yes. But I wonder why the concern focused on girls? Just curious. nt |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
35. Depends on what you call a 'doll'. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
59. Yes I have. n/t |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
90. Mine sure did |
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DrCory (862 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
112. I Did... |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
118. Yes, they do! |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. No. We don't worry about boys at all. n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. *sigh*. yu hu. i do more than most then am called a man hater.... go figure. nt |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. This wasn't directed at you. n/t |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. i know. there was a pta meeting, the women talking about challenges of girls going thru puberty and |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
61. Well, to be fair, this article comes from the paper's "The Mommy Files." |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
104. Babies on a diet. |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #104 |
113. Exactly! It's not journalism. The comments are WAY more intelligent than the stories... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
89. I sure do |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Is this really a concern? I didn't play with dolls, ever. And look how I turned out! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. You're right--we should be afraid! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. I was a stuffed-animal fan, myself. I ran a farm and a vet clinic. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. I'm impressed! If I'd known, I would have brought my stuffed animals to you for check ups. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
85. Yes, and it would have been free, because while I was a miracle worker |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #23 |
60. I used to operate on my stuffed animals when I was a kid |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
27. Same here. My sister too. nt |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
92. As a strong advocate for women's rights and a doll lover as a child, I found |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:53 PM Response to Reply #92 |
94. I don't think it's a badge of feminism to not want to play with dolls, just a personal |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:04 PM Response to Reply #94 |
97. But playing with dolls was NOT all about diapering babies or the latest fashion design! |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Well, when I was little, that's how I saw dolls--that's what they were for. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #98 |
100. That's too bad. I grew up in a much more repressed era, tho, in the late 40s and 50s. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
6. I know. My daughter texted me about this during recess. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. DUzy. nt |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
7. This is just the opinion of an old woman, but I think children of both sexes |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. it you get around a bunch of homeschoolers - |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I think that peer pressure probably has a lot to do with it. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
68. That makes sense. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. I COMPLETELY agree! |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
56. The two aren't mutually exclusive |
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emmadoggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
66. Ha! |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
75. I realize that, but a quick trip down the toy aisle or to a toy store will |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
91. Agree, Granny |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
9. TOO many toys, not enough poking sticks in the dirt and playing w/tupperware |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:46 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. My guess is |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Meh. I never liked dolls. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:45 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Same with my sister and me. We used stuffed animals instead. nt |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Same here. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #16 |
43. I HATED dolls when I was a little girl. I still find them creepy. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
95. My dolls were queens! They ruled and they were magnificent. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 11:32 PM Response to Reply #95 |
120. That's cool |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm not really sure that adults get to decide when an interest |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. A lot of what children might "decide for themselves" is conditioned by what they see on tv. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:03 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. That's all true. That doesn't change what I said. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
30. Do little girls play doctor too much and kitchen not enough? |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:36 PM Response to Reply #30 |
69. What my girls learned... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
36. Dolls are the only example of imaginative play? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Yes. Odd. For my sister and me it was stuffed animals and drawing. And card games. nt |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. I got a chemistry set and a microscope when I was 10. |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 07:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
114. Dolls can exemplify characters. My dolls did. I had whole plays made up out of |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
117. +1. My "World Champonship seasons" with Matchboxes had all the intensity and drama of real F1. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
44. Technology will influence every aspect of their lives. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:17 PM Response to Reply #44 |
57. Yup. Wishing it away will not change it. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
50. My 4 and 5 year daughters love their dolls. They even play with my husband's old Star Wars |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #50 |
76. They sound like kids who are not only creative, but interested in |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #76 |
115. Thanks! My husband is a musician and they love to sing and perform too. |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
53. I never played with dolls... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:19 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Well....the very idea! |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. LMAO!...that's not the first time that's been said to me... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:37 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. Nerds Rule! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:58 PM Response to Reply #70 |
96. Nerdy women are HAWT! |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #96 |
108. I never met a hard drive I couldn't fix.... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #96 |
110. That they are... |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #53 |
81. I played with dolls til I was almost 12. Not as a mommy, tho. I put them in elaborate plays! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
63. Oh noes! Girls are becoming interested in stereotypically "male" things! THE HORROR!!! |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. Well, that just about says it, doesn't it? |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. It's not journalism. It's an editorial by a mommy who's musing about her daughter. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:06 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. Okay, I laughed. I LOVE the other type articles you mention here. nt |
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Gwendolyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:28 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. Lol, you know what kind of articles they're going to be by the titles... |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Good luck! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:05 PM Response to Reply #63 |
77. Thank you! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:52 PM Response to Reply #77 |
93. You're welcome! |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
111. I always envied my boy cousins when I was young |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
72. Trying to avoid sexist toys, I bought my 4 yr.old son a Barbie. He took her in the bathtub where |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 03:52 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Now you know how Conan's mom felt. |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:07 PM Response to Reply #72 |
106. Eh, my sister used to bite their hands and feet off. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:23 PM Response to Original message |
82. Are today's boys abandoning dolls too soon? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
84. God, I only WISH it were techno-gadgets.... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
86. Children are abandoning childhood too soon, I will say that. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
88. Little girls AND little boys |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
102. my kiddos have moved on to dungeons and dragons and star wars miniatures |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 06:16 PM Response to Reply #102 |
109. Dungeons and Dragons helped me navigate a very difficult childhood. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-06-10 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
119. My two cents. Just experience. |
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