how do you get a two year old boy to quit playing with dolls.?

Question

i have a two year old boy and a six year old girl.and so my little boy will only play with girl toys,and i cant get him to play with his boy stuff.is that normal or do i have a problem????please help im very worried he will do this the rst of his life.

Answer 1

He's normal. He has a big sister. She is cool to him. He wants to play with her. She plays with dolls so he wants to do so as well.

My nephew has two bigger sisters. When he was little he did the same thing. Now, at almost 9 years old, he is as "boy" as you get. My son is almost 8 years old and has 2 younger sisters. He plays with some of their "girl toys" with them some days. Honestly, the notion of "girl toys" and "boy toys" is pretty silly.

Even if he didn't have a sister, it is normal and healthy for him to act things out with dolls. It helps him understand the world around him. It helps prepare him to be a good and involved father when he is grown up.

Playing with a certain toy as a child has nothing to do with your sexual identity. It's just part of exploring the world and learning.

And even if he DID turn out to be gay, there is nothing you can do to change that as it would be part of who he is inside.

Answer 2

My son is 2 also and I have a 4 yr old daughter.
My son plays with her barbies but its okay because when kids are 2, they dont know the difference between a "boy toy" and a "girl toy". When he is closer to 3 or even 4, he proly wont want to play with dolls anymore.

Answer 3

Children learn through play. He perhaps is imitating your daughter at play with her dolls. At 2, I wouldn't about it at all. At that age he probably doesn't even understand that boys and girls are really that much different. If you try to change his play, he may become more interested and fixed on playing with girl toys. If you are really bothered by this, then evaluate the equality of toys that might spark his interest and then put aside some of the toys and replace them with generic toys, like blocks, and play dough, trikes, and balls, and other toys that both will enjoy. Or get him involved in a social play group with other boys so he can learn and play with children of his own gender. If at 10 or 12 he has a preference for girl items, then consider learning about it, but till then, don't worry at all.

Answer 4

This is normal. This is role playing what he sees around him. He sees you taking care of him and his sister. He wants to take care of babies too. Get him a little boy cabbage patch doll if it makes you feel better. GI Joes and other toys are boy dolls, what is the difference if he plays with them or the others. Wouldn't you rather have a nurturing child then a destuctive child?

Answer 5

You really need to relax. This is normal. I grew up with a brother. He loved to play dolls and barbie with me. My mom even had to get him his own Cabbage Patch doll. On the other hand, I liked to play Lincoln Logs and cars with him. My brother may have grown up playing with Strawberry Shortcake but you'd never know it. He is a successful air traffic controller. He is very good at sports. In fact, he exceled at them in high school. He now loves hockey and video games.

My own son loves Dora. We had to throw him a Dora themed birthday party two years in a row. For a long time he had a Dora doll he carried around. He also likes Strawberry Shortcake cartoons. BUT he is all boy. He is a really tough little kid. He loves cars and sports. He played football and baseball this year and did well in both. He now wants to take taekwondo.

There is nothing wrong with a child playing with dolls. In fact, I think you'll do more damage to your child by making this an issue.

Answer 6

No worries right now it's just sibling bonding - soon enough he'll want to blow them up. Toys are just how kids communicate my son used to play tea party with his sister but then at about 4 or so he said it was stupid and that was that. Kids are funny and they are just developing an understanding of one another. The only time you should worry is if play becomes too violent or sexual and then you may want to find out where they obtained the information they are acting out. Have Fun!

Answer 7

there is really nothing wrong with him playing with dolls. at that age they don't know that there is a difference between boy's toys and girl's toys. if this really concerns you, you could buy him some large action figures so that he has his own "dolls" to play with. he may be just wanting to play withwhat his big sister plays with. you could try to find some toys that they both would enjoy together.
but i don't see it as something to worry about. he'll grow out of it and in the meantime he is looking up to his sister.

Answer 8

I have three daughters.......and my last child is a son who is now 3. What else does he know? He has sisters - he knows dolls, nail polish, and playing house!

If it makes you feel better I have a friend who is the only boy in a family of 9, and he is perfectly normal and straight. He says the only thing that he learned from his sisters was how to hold his pee for hours because they never let him in the bathroom.

He is little, he'll grow into more "boy" things as he gets older.

Answer 9

Believe it or not dolls are actually a good source of learning for your little one. This can help aide in the learning of body parts and proper hygiene. Do NOT discourage him from playing with dolls. Eventually he wont play with them anymore. But for now he will learn how to care and love for the doll. Take advantage of this and give him a little towel and a bowl of water and let him give the baby a bath.

Answer 10

What is the problem with playing with dolls? It is showing him how to share and play with others. If you are that worried have a time each day where your daughter and son play with his toys. My older sister and I had a younger brother who always wanted to play dolls with us and he turned out just fine.