Barbie? Three year olds?

I'm OK with Barbie generally... but "Princess Genevieve" is so pink and sparkly that it makes me want to throw up! haha

I think I can teach Hannah about body image without her being negatively affected by Barbie. I think it's how the parent approaches it. But I get the whole 'anti-Barbie' thing.

Hannah now thinks you have to wear makeup to be beautiful because my sister let her loose in her make up the other day. Argh.

See i used to ba against barbie, but then realised that they have changed them a fair amount from the hookerish looks of the 1950-1980s and they are a little more realistic. but again, it's really the parents i think that take offence, little girls just like to dress them up and play with them, you have all sorts showing that little girls can be anything they want to be when they grow up like doctors baby photographers, vets, all sorts.. If we all went along tha tline then why aren't men up in arms about ken's unrealistic manly proportions, lol. but yes, Bratz dolls, oh my god, they dress like hookers, they even have body piercings some of them and if you take a look in the gameboy game bratz bought out the good chicks are the pretty ones and the bad-guys/girls are the ones that have been dulled down and aren't wearing skanky clothes. - what kind of message does that give girls.. all they do is dress up in skanky clothes in different skanky themes.. all skimpy and such like.

Barbie is fine, princesses etc and doctors and all the other things are all good.   but hookerish facist teenage-skank dolls.. no way, i think by targeting them at the 8yr-ish mark too they are selling the fact that barbies are for little kid/girls, the hopes and dreams that barbie gives are for babies, and that what you should begin to aspire to be at 8yrs old is someone who is cool and glam and hangs out with cute guys all day. ICK

Edited by mum2paris

I can't wait to get Gina her first Barbie - nothing against them here. I've already got her a Barbie back pack for daycare
I don't like the Bratz dolls either - they just seem weird and that's not even getting started on the clothes

Abby is 3 and loves her cheap versions of Barbie, we didn't want to buy the dearer ones until we knew if she would play with them and she loves them.

If you were wanting a doll like baby born but not so advanced I recommend the "Lissi new born Doll". We brought one for Abby's 3rd Birthday and she loves it. She drinks from a bottle(Empty) making a slurping noise and sucks a pacifier and goes to sleep. If you make a loud noise she wakes up, opens and closes her eyes. After 10mins of no playing with her she stops and restarts if put her bottle etc in. She also cries and laughs when you tickle her tummy. We brought her from farmers along with some clothes booties and nappies designed for her. She has a soft body and hard limbs so nice and cuddly. By far the best and most played with thing we have ever brought.

Ohh and I can't stand brats dolls, Abby will never be getting one of those.

Edited by nuttymama