OK... My almost two year old son has been very attached to his older sisters doll. It is life sized and looks like the same size as his baby brother who is 5 months old. What are your thoughts on an almost two year old boy acting like that doll is his real baby? I will edit this and tell you our sides (mine and his) after I get a bunch of answers so check back! Thanks again!
2006-08-09 16:42:21 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Nothing wrong with it. Children, BOYS and GIRLS tend to try to mimic what they see their parents doing at home. Your elder one wants to help take care of his younger brother, but since he can't really do that, play acting is the next best thing. Let him have his fun, dad! This is coming from a father of two (both boys), just like you.
2006-08-09 16:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by David A 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well I am a mother of an 8 yr old boy, and I see nothing wrong w/ this. There is not difference in him playing w/ a baby doll verses a stuffed dog. At that age it is just a toy. As far as him acting like it is his real baby, well it's cute and it's not going to hurt anything. I have a brother that is 4 yrs younger than me and he used to play barbies and play house w/ us when we was older than 2 and he is now 23 and is not gay he turned out just fine. So I say let the little boy be.
2006-08-09 16:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by frog_h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's 2!!! He doesn't REALLY understand the concept of a child, so Hubby should relax. I am going to guess this will probably be a temporary thing-like being into HotWheels for 5 months and Thomas the Train for a year, so now it's a doll, he's a toddler, he doesn't grasp the concept that socially 'little boys don't play with dolls'. It's actually kinda sweet, maybe it's his way of impersonating his parents with his baby brother.
2006-08-09 17:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is acting like Mommy!! My now four year old, was 19 months, did that when his baby brother was born.. I can probably figure out who's opinion is who's..
Mommy: He is 2 years old and he sees me with the baby and he is just doing what I'm doing.
Daddy: Don't let him play with that doll he is a boy. Boys don't play with dolls
Something along those lines right!! My husband and I had a similar discussion.
It is normal for him to do this at that age especially when he has a baby brother.
Enjoy it!! It will not last forever and they are so cute when they are so loving and nurturing.
2006-08-09 16:54:45 · answer #4 · answered by DeeDee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure he see's you with his baby brother and it likely triggers fond and warm memories for him - security, love, all of that. There isn't anything wrong at all with his wanting to reenact that with a baby doll. He's only two, for Pete's sake. It's almost just nostalgic. I'm sure that as the baby gets bigger and he can play directly with his little brother, he'll lose interest in it. So long as you don't turn it into a crisis - because he won't see that as something wrong with playing with a doll, he'll take it much more personally.
2006-08-09 16:59:28 · answer #5 · answered by Crooks Gap 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with a boy playing with a doll, it shows sensitvity and awareness of other living things (even though it's a doll). Imaginary play is healthy, and necessary to development regardless of the toys used. If you husband is worried tell him, that more likely than not, when your son gets older and starts playing with other boys who probably do not play with dolls he will likely abandon the doll for what you husband considers more "boy appropriate" playthings.
2006-08-09 16:50:21 · answer #6 · answered by All I Hear Is Blah Blah Blah... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that your son is pretending to be a mother, but a caregiver and is showing a very normal way of acting! I bet that someday he will be an attentive loving FATHER! Tell your husband to relax, and go out and buy some army men or GI Joe and get down and play with the little guy, He can teach your son what tough guys do ! Tell him to RELAX, this is a beautiful, normal thing!
2006-08-09 17:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by cleaner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't understand why ppl think this is wrong...or a "phase". if anything id be THRILLED that my sons *i have 2 by the way* were interested in HELPING with a "baby".
children PLAY out what they see in real life. its a way for them to practice being an adult. and in this day and age...our little boys are going to need to learn how to do some of the more "traditionally" female assigned roles.
my 10yr old son LOVES helping me with his little sister (who is 6 months old) my 8 yr old is a bit shy around her..but he still helps out.
i think its wonderful. their sissy LOVES her bubbas so much, she just lights up when they are around. and since my husband is over seas..my boys have been SUPER help to me.
when they are grown up they will have a better time adjusting to the idea of family life, and will be more comfortable about little ones than our generations men were.
TWO make a baby, TWO should help care for it. playing with dolls *girls AND boys* is NORMAL, and a way to help teach them responsible parental care for the future.
2006-08-09 16:57:24 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its natural. He's only 2. He is just role playing. You have a baby and now he does to. And he's learning and mimicking how to treat and take care of a baby. He's just learning how to interact and actually its quite a good thing. Now if he was 10 or 12 it would be a different story
2006-08-09 17:02:33 · answer #9 · answered by cdl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is 2 years old. he would probably like to play with his baby brother, but you probably aren't letting him do that yet - since he doesn't know how to treat a real baby safely.
i don't see anything wrong with it. In act, i would use it as an opportunity to teach him how to treat a real baby safely, so he will learn how to play with his younger brother.
2006-08-09 16:51:24 · answer #10 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋