my little girl Nadia is so prissy and i dont know how to help her understand that its not that seriuos...like if she gets a drop of water on her clothes she wants to change all her clothes...if i try to just brush her hair out she has a fit...it has to be dolled up...i dont want her to grow up being "superficial" her sister is a total tomboy...i really need help and those mothers that know what im talking about know exactly what im talking about...its so bad that she only wants to wear pink,purple,and yellow....PLEASE HELP!!!!
2006-08-23 15:10:17 · 12 answers · asked by glenda d 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Hopefully its just a phase.
2006-08-23 15:16:35 · answer #1 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a girl who will be 3 in Oct. right now she will wear only dresses like a princess.
Same thing with the water on the dress, She even yelled at her sister when she picked her up one day. Her sis just came out of the pool and "got her bathing suit wet" LOL
I had someone tell me their sis was the same with the dressing like a princess all the way through kindergarten.
I think she is trying things out and growing into a personality. It's not that bad to wear only a couple of colors. You are actually giving her the freedom to choose and that is a good thing.
All kids go through phases.
2006-08-23 22:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by Marge Simpson 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she gets water on her clothes and wants to change her clothes, those are things you shouldn't give into. Just say "It'll dry" or "Big deal, it'll be fine." As for the wanting her hair all dolled up and only wearing certain colors of clothes, you just need to tell her she looks beautiful no matter what she's wearing or how her hair looks. She probably has seen some other older woman (maybe you even) doing their hair or things like that and probably has gotten the idea that she needs to do those things also to be pretty. Good luck and God bless.
2006-08-23 22:13:48 · answer #3 · answered by BeeFree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She surely is trying to be like her sister is; you might try to tell her, nicely, that she should be careful with what she does in front of the small one.
Try to take her to a place where she can get all dirty, like a park and be sure she gets some fun time: she won't notice her clothes are a mess if she is having a good time. Then, you can say "remember when you were a big mess and you didn't care? it's because those things don't matter at all".
Do this anytime she get all wet as well... and remember is just a phase :)
2006-08-23 22:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by GN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 5 year old daughter went through the same thing. It was a phase for her. She cried when her hair had a bump in it and if her shoes had a lick of dirt on them. I let her go outside naked play in the mud. Let her see that is was okay to get a little dirty. Another thing, when she was little, did you keep her clean and pretty 24/7? I think that was my problem. Good luck. Hopefully she will outgrow this thing.
2006-08-23 22:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by clovergirlx82 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My niece was really girly when she was little, always wearing a dress with matching accessories, and she changed her cloths about 5 times a day. She spent a lot of time on her hair and cloths, but as she grew older she lightened up and now at age 12 she is a little tomboyish as well as girly, it depends on who she is with and where they are going. Go with the flow, you may have the next top model in making. If not she will relax as she gets older. As far as color choices don't you have favorite? I do. But as adults we see the benefit of change and options. Good Luck!
2006-08-23 22:20:23 · answer #6 · answered by KO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will outgrow this to some degree. In about 8 years you are going to be amazed, she probably won't be caught dead in a dress. She will probably always enjoy dressing fashionably, some girls are just like that. I would encourage her, as she grows talk to her about how nice it is to look lovely, to play at these things, but at the same time encourage her in other directions. I have 5 kids, 3 girls, one princess, one who couldn't care less, and one who was somewhere in between. There is a good part of it is just who they are, and they need to be allowed to be who they are, without being made to feel like their character is somehow wrong.
2006-08-23 22:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by n_of49p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RELAX!!!! Most 3 year olds go through a phase like this. She's very prissy because she is discovering that she is a female. This will pass! (And thank god!) If not, my child will be going off to college in a pink tutu and tiara. but my sister in law (who has had 3 girls) keeps assuring me....this too will pass.
2006-08-23 22:19:04 · answer #8 · answered by carolinagal75 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi i would like to say that i think some girls are just very fussy.my girl would scream if a bit of dirt touched her now she is fine.But i had to leave her to do her own thing then when she came to me i would say your fine chill out and go plkay.i would not go clean her up so she soon went back to play .but at first she would have a fit coz she was used to me cleaning her up asap. now she is fine good luck
2006-08-23 22:18:07 · answer #9 · answered by taminsonmckenzie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its just a phase, how long has this been going on, my son just started to do this too, he will freak out if he gets his shirt wet, and want to change it, just like ur little girl, he wont play with sand any more, because it sticks to his hands. my son is 3 as well, i'm hoping its just a phase and he will grow out of it,
2006-08-27 00:49:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋