The little boy I watch likes to play with barbies. Could this mess him up in some way? I mean dressing them up and seeing them without clothes.
2006-10-27 08:54:46 · 35 answers · asked by 9th Life 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Please. My little cousin (not so little anymore) used to get roped into playing barbies, dress-up, etc. with us girls (he was the only male cousin on that side). He survived quite nicely. My little cousin played football and baseball all through high school, is not effeminate or gay in the least (I don't think there's anything wrong with being gay; I just mean that playing with barbies doesn't "turn" you gay), and is quite the ladies' man (he's 20 now).
Have you ever looked at a barbie doll? They're not exactly anatomically correct...and I believe they all now have molded underwear and whatnot right on the skin. I never got messed up by dressing and undressing my Ken and G.I.Joes (yes, I had both...G.I. Joe kicked Ken's ***, though...I'm now married to a solider :-)
Just let him have fun.
2006-10-27 13:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by katheek77 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's any different than little girls playing with toy cars, trucks, or G.I.Joe. All small children love to play with dolls, whether the dolls are male or female. It's the adults that have the problem with it because they think a little boy may become homosexual because of it. Children do not think about things like that, they're just having fun. They don't think, "Hey people might think I'm gay if I play with a barbie, or what if I actually turn out gay."
So to answer your question, I don't think there is anything wrong with it. Barbie doesn't have **** anyway, they're just plastic lumps(no nipples). And she doesn't have a vagina either, so I think he's safe.
People are going to have totally different viewpoints on this subject. It is really up to the parents to decide what toys are appropriate for their child.
2006-10-27 09:03:52 · answer #2 · answered by honor 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No way. There are probably a lot of reasons as to why he plays with Barbies, he might be bored with his old toys or he might be exploring the female anatomy. It doesn't mean he's gay or anything like that, and even if he was, it's not wrong.
Just let him explore what's out there, it doesn't matter if it's made for a boy or girl, if he wants to play with them he has the right to.
2006-10-27 09:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by These Fights 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's anything wrong with a boy playing with dolls. I have issues with Barbie in particular because she's not what I would consider the ideal of womanhood, but I think it's very nice if a boy is playing with a doll instead of playing more violent games.
2006-10-27 08:59:45 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything wrong with playing with Barbies.
I used to play Barbies with my sister.
2015-04-11 04:50:21 · answer #5 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think a little boy seeing a barbie with no clothes and dressing her up is going to be any more messed up than a little girl doing the same thing. Assuming all he is doing is playing with the dolls, I wouldn't worry. My nephew loves to wrestle with his dad and his brothers and play catch and cars and all that stuff and last Christmas Santa brought him a cabbage patch kid with a baby carrier and he takes his baby EVERYWHERE. Baby even watches him wrestle. Unless you notice any kind of inappropriate behavior or actions, I wouldn't think twice about it.
2006-10-27 08:59:06 · answer #6 · answered by svg7373 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it would because as far as a nude Barbie, they're made with nothing offensive on them. But girls play with Ken dolls, so the matter is just about kids pretending to socialize as either gender and they play out scenes using their imaginations or things they've experienced. He would probably make the doll act like women he knows, but wouldn't be associating himself with the gender of the doll.
2006-10-27 09:01:06 · answer #7 · answered by createdorjustcrap? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see nothing wrong with it at all. If he's doing it because:
1. He likes fashion-so what? Guys make great fashion designers and such.
2. He's sexually attracted-so what? It's normal to have sexual attractions and this is a safe way for him to explore them and the female body.
I would have no problem if my son played with barbies or other dolls.
2006-10-27 08:58:38 · answer #8 · answered by Maggie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually I heard it is a good thing that little boys play with dolls it doesn't mess them up or anything I heard that it actually makes them better men and father same goes with playing with babies and I pretty sure I heard that on the news a few years ago.
2006-10-27 13:14:45 · answer #9 · answered by Louisa F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it all depends on how he plays with the dolls. That is hard to tell. The age has something to do with that and if he is 2 or 3 years old, he will probably grow out of it..
If he was 5 yrs and older then I would worry....
2006-10-27 09:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by Vicky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋