Is it okay to let a 5 year old boy to play with girl dolls?

Question

Dolls like Barbies, ariel, snow white?

Answer 1

First, how many parents would rather just give a kid a toy instead of their time? How many do not enjoy playing with their kids? Is it too much of a bother to teach the child good values through the use of his or her favorite toy? Here are some things that you can instill in him? Teach him to respect these female dolls and not abuse them. Explain that real girls and women also deserve to be respected and not abused. Point out the flaws of these dolls. Stress to the child that these are only lifeless toys unlike real girls or women. If he really wants a Barbie, make him earn the money through performing what activities that you choose for him. Take him to the store and allow him to choose the one that he really wants. Put it on layaway. Make him get his hands dirty enough so that he will not be afraid of dirt. Teach him that to have a girlfriend or a wife means that he must work in jobs that may require him to get real dirty. If this does not discourage him from wanting that doll, he must really have a strong desire for it. Trying to deny him will only strengthen the desire. After he has done all that has been expected of him. Allow him to buy that doll with the money he earned. This will give him a sense of accomplishment. He will know that to get something he really wants means doing hard work. How many tell boys that only girls or sissies play with dolls. This is how a child becomes gender confused. He knows he likes them and plays with them so his identity as a male becomes compromised. Do not let him dress in female clothes or use of makeup. Is it wrong that a male child should be attracted to a female doll as real males are to real females? It is hypocritical. What is given expectant fathers to practice on in child birthing class. Is it not a doll? Common sense has been replaced by tradition for too long. One size does not in every case fit all. We are individuals unlike mass produced products from one mold. By using the toy in a positive way, he gets to enjoy it as well as learn your family values. .

Answer 2

You may try the boy dolls from Harmony Club Dolls. The dolls look like real boys and are 18 inches tall, like American Girl 18 inch Dolls. Visit the doll line at http://www.harmonyclubdolls.com

Answer 3

I've read about this, and all the experts say that this absolutly normal for a boy to play with dolls, but let me tell you something else. I am a 6,3 feet tall, 21 years old man.I am perfectly normal , i ain't gay , i had a lot of women , i played sports...etc. And guess what, i used to play with dolls all the time. Excuse my bad english, i am from the Balkans ;) .

Answer 4

Both my boys played with dolls occasionally when they were small, and believe me neither one of them turned out gay...they are both ladies' men. My oldest mostly played with a "My Buddy" doll, but my younger one had an old Cabbage Patch doll he named "Bob" and carried around with him everywhere. Alas, Bob got lost and was replaced by Woody from "Toy Story". He is 15 now and Woody is still in his closet. Boys have a desire to nurture as well as girls. I think we should let them express that need.

Answer 5

I don't know that a five year old playing with dolls is going to make him "turn out gay."

Certainly, your actions in forbidding him to play with the dolls might contribute with other things you say and do in raising another homophobe. If you think about it, these people that go around lynching gays have to get their upbringing somewhere, it just doesn't come "from the Devil."

I wouldn't forbid him outright from playing with dolls, but I would get him involved in activities with me and his siblings which will teach him other skills and values, such as fishing, repairing the boat, net, oars, playing with toy fishing rods, building blocks, animals. Walks in nature, coloring, wooden alphabet blocks.

Answer 6

Boys and girls that age will play with whatever is in front of them. It's ok to encourage them to play with toys associated with their gender but when they role play with dolls it doesn't make it bad. If he like to play with the dolls maybe you can get him some masculine figures to role play with. If there are girls playing around him he just wants to play too.

Answer 7

Yes. If that is what he wants to do. You should never keep your child from playing with all dif types of toys or activities. (Unless dangerous) You cannot change a persons likes or dislikes. Support him now and forever on his choices. I mean is it ok for a 5 yr old girl to want to play Basket ball or video games etc. All children go thru stages that they sometimes grow out of..I would not worry....AND DONT make fun of him.

Answer 8

I have a boy and a girl, and my son (4 years old) plays with my daughter's dolls sometimes. She plays with his trains, it's no big deal. Let him play with whatever toy he wants, taking it away will only make him want it more.

Answer 9

I let my boys and they are just fine. If you make a big deal out of it then they are gonna why the big to do. I let my boys play with what they wanted much to my husband dismay. They were only interested for a short time, then it was back to GI Joe's!

Answer 10

Ghees people?!? playing with dolls, or house, or dress up are not going to turn your child gay!!!!!! If you are gay, you are born that way, its not taught. If anything it will make him a much more well rounded child. Playing with dolls teaches responsibility for other beings besides himself. Playing house also teaches him responsibility. All children's play are ways for them to express their thoughts and feelings. It also lets them grow as individuals.