my son like to dress up with his older sister, he thinks he shold look like her and dress like her, is this a phase or should we stop him.
2006-06-25 05:13:30 · 20 answers · asked by hapygilmor2002 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
sweetie, dont worrie about this, he is little more than a baby now, and the more you try to stop him the more he will want to do that, my son did the same thing at that age and he did not have a sister lol.it is all fun for him, and he must look up to his sister, that is a good thing. my son is 15 now and all boy! give him another year or two, then it will be dirt and worms lol.besides, if he were gay there really is nothing you can do about it, i loved playing with trucks and climbing trees as a small child, and i am all woman. good luck, and GOD BLESS.
2006-06-25 05:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by reann4239 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am the second oldest of five children, and my brother who is now 17, used to do the same thing when he was only 3-4 years old. It got to a point where he was saying how he wanted to be a girl when he grew up, and he used to be an older girl before he was reborn. My father broke him out of it at that point. He told him if he wanted to be a girl he had to act like it, so he put him on a dress and some lipstick, and put him outside for all his little friends to see. From that day on, he only played with guy toys, and uif he played house or something with us, he was the husband or some kind of other male figure. Today my brother is all man, he is very muscular, and loves the ladies. He is also more informed on how to treat a family, because he got to play the role of the family man when he played with us. He also loves taking care of his older sisters and my mom, just like we taught him.
What I am saying is, there is nothing wrong with him playing with his sister, but you want it to be in a manly role, not female, because he may or may not grow out of it, that is up to him. If you let him keep being exposed to it now, he might decide that he likes that better than the whole guy thing. I agree with the other lady who suggested the gender neutral costumes, that's not a bad idea.
2006-06-25 07:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by stontamika 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about your son. i was the oldest girl in my family and had a sister 3 yrs younger, a brother 5 yrs younger, and another sister 10 yrs younger. we all played dress-up, barbies, house, and dolls. he was the only boy so if he wanted to participate in our play (which he ALWAYS did) he had to do what the girls did. we did a number on the poor boy. from make up to dresses and stuffing his shirt to make him look like he had breasts. we even did the horrible thing of taking pictures that make great laughs even now. today, he is happily married man with a beautiful son and he is sensitive to his family's needs as well as a strong leader in his family. personally i think if you let a boy explore "feminine" toys and /or play with the girls as well as boys, he will become a better rounded individual and appreciate both sides. i am not saying go out and buy him a make up kit and a bunch of barbies, but i wouldn't worry. a friend of our family has a son that plays with GI Joes and he wanted to get a barbie so that GI Joe could have a wife. logical i think. barbies have ken dolls, and last time i checked, there were no GI Janes so, why not??? most younger siblings look up to their older siblings and try to act like them. even single parents to opposite gender children do the same thing. as long as he has a male role model also to look up to he will be fine.
2006-06-25 05:35:26 · answer #3 · answered by iz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 1 year old son likes to play dress up with his sister too.NO he's not going to be gay because he wanted to act like one of the people he loves most in his family.He'll probably grow up to not want to know that he has ever done something like this so just let him have fun.
2006-06-25 05:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry, its just a phase and he will grow out of it. If you start telling him off and trying to stop him he will just want to do it even more and will wonder why you are mad at him. All kids love dressing up and it doesnt matter to them what in!
2006-06-25 05:24:22 · answer #5 · answered by settledstar891 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a phase and he will grow out of it. I don't have any boys, only girls and they're only 1 and 2. However, When I was younger, I would put rdesses on my little brother, paint his nails, and my dad has a picture of us both in sbathing suits...lol He's 18 now and would not even think of doing any of that...lol
2006-06-25 05:17:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a phase. My brother and male cousins would constantly play dress up or pretty pretty princess with my cousins and I and it was something they grew out of as we grew out of it too. The kid just looks to the older sibling. Its totally fine. He will be healthy and normal when he is older.
2006-06-25 05:17:43 · answer #7 · answered by marishka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it but I would include plenty of gender nutural clothes (fireperson, police, chef, etc.) as well as boy dress up clothes (halloween costumes are great for this,....batman, power rangers, construction workers, etc.) He'll eventually go for those too and you might have a chance to teach your daughter that she's not confined to jobs like princesses and mommies, that she can also be a policewomen or power ranger:)
2006-06-25 06:27:24 · answer #8 · answered by Amy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a phase, my younger brother did the same, either he will grow out of it in about a year, or tell him to stop.
2006-06-25 10:34:34 · answer #9 · answered by Go Wildcats 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont make a big deal about it. He will grow out of wearing thongs and skirts. Look at this way take lots of pictures for when he starts bringing his gfs over.
2006-06-25 05:18:48 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋