What age should a girl stop playing with dolls?
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i htink it isbetter she plays with dolls then to play with boys. I would be fine with the dolls.
Are you talking about baby dolls? or like those Bratz dolls. I got rid of my 8 year old daughter baby dolls. last year too. I threw them away. (felt it was time for her to grow up.) HOWEVER she is still interested in her Bratz dolls.
I would say at age 10.
I don't know what to tell you. she IS seven.
How about you put a time to when she can play with her dolls? Between her finishing her homework and dinner. after dinner, and stop a half hour before she goes to bed.
Just think of it like this, any kid plays with there toys alot, not always the same toy all the time, but is always playing.. so shes choosing to just play with that one toy.
And I would take them out of her room so she doesn't play with them when shes supposed to be sleeping...
It is helping her imagination skills too..
Sorry I couldn't be more of a help.
no specfic age...am 19yrs old now but i still love playin with dolls and i do sometimes
I was never too big on like Barbie.. but the older i got i started collecting dolls like Cabbage Patch Kids and designer dolls.. see if weaning her off barbies and getting her interested in collecting would work. not only is it cool, but it teaches her that not all toys can be played with... Good luck!
lady come on, the girl is SEVEN! i feel so bad for her to have a mother like you! "SHE IS IN SECOND GRADE, LEAVE HER ALONE!" what a deceitful b-itch you are to throw away the child's dolls while she is asleep! go to hell!
Dear ,
ur asking a question and same time giving answers, she's only seven , you're steeling her childhood away from her , i wonder why you don't want her to play with dolls , what else a seven year old can do , go on dating or partying?.
my daughter is 10 and still loves playing with her dolls. life passes by so fast and when your an adult, life can be so hard sometimes. let her enjoy her dolls. hey, i love collecting dolls myself. instead of throwing her dolls away, maybe u can donate them.
You know, some day those dolls that you think of as "worthless junk" may be a collectors item. If she doesn't concentrate enough on her school work, then take the dolls away for awhile, but don't toss them! My mom kept all my toys and dolls and I am very grateful.
I feel very sorry for children who are forced to grow up and become "little adults" when their parents decide that they shouldn't play with toys anymore.
Girls usually stop at 11 or 12.
It also depends on the individual girl and how she feels about them.
At seven your daughter is in the middle of the ages for playing with dolls and throwing her dolls (or any of her things) away now is wrong. It is NORMAL for her to be playing with dolls at her age.
When did YOU stop playing with dolls?
There is no set age, it's up to when she grows out of it, usually by 12, but every girl is different. Instead of throwing them away, try to get her do other things like games or crafts. Talk to her and make her understand that there is a time and a place to play and she needs to follow the rules or she'll loose her privileges.
If she doesn't listen, take the dolls away for a set amount of time and return them when she's been good. Best of luck.
Please don't throw you child's dolls away. That is just terrible. Are you trying to make her grow up too fast? Do you want her to be one of those boy crazy bimbos that hang around in malls?
Playing with dolls is perfectly normal. Many adult women collect them and yes, play with them.
What you did was cruel and unnecessary. I feel sorry for that little girl.
Baby dolls between 3-6, barbie dolls between 6-9, but, I would say at least up to ages 10 or 11.
Oh my gosh. What is there to say to you besides, she is 7 years old leave her alone. Would you rather have her on myspace.com making a profile? I mean, what is a 7 year old girl supposed to do. If she was 11 or 12 I would worry, but 7, come on, let the girl have a childhood.
Every child is different, I loved dolls, my sister didn't. So, the fact that your 5 year old isn't into dolls is irrelevant.
With the sex in your face from the media in our culture, I would be pleased to have a child staying a child and innocent! It won't last long, especially with you trying to make her grow up before she is ready.
Get her some Bratz -- they are sleezy..
it is perfectly normal to play with dolls untill pre-puberty
u seem very angry !relax !! ur answer is 10 -11 and usually girls by them selves stop playing with them at this age. thanks for the points
I do not see anything wrong with her loving dolls, and she is still a little girl. My sister used to play with her dolls till she was 10-11 and she is a very smart girl.
and I did not play with dolls that much as she did.
each child is different.
What's wrong with talking to her about it and setting limits? Make sure she does her homework before she can play with them. If you have to use them as leverage you should tell her you're taking them away temporarily til she rans them back. Throwing away something that's obviously precious to her is just cruel.
I'm really sorry but you should REALLY harsh...Why ask a question if you don't want our answers?
Children become addicted to all kinds of things, better a creative thing than video games or TV.
She is just 7, this is the age she should be playing with dolls.it is totally normal. Why can't you accept that and her?
Why is this such a big deal for you? What would you have her play with instead.I bet all 7 year old girls play with dolls. Just because your five year old isn't interested in it doesn't make it immature, it means your five year old has other interests.
She is being a mommy...she is using her nuturing and loving skills.why is that a problem?
People rush their children into adulthood too quickly. Be glad she isn't 14 and having a real baby!
I played with dolls well into middle-school. Why rush her to grow up? Would you rather she have a REAL baby to play with in 7 years? If you want her to act so grown up at 7, at 14 what will be left for her? As for the 5year old, what difference does that make? Every kid is different.
You're out of your mind. Leave her alone . The answer is: She will eventually, slowly just stop. By obsessing over this, your,re creating 10,000 more emotional problems than you probably already created in her. It's your insecurity than is the problem. She's 7 yrs old not 17. You want her to be grown up. Well its not time yet. It happens naturally and you won't even notice. Let her just live and not have to feel she has to hide playing dolls from her own mother.Concentrate on more important things that will make a difference in her life like nurturing her self esteem by making her feel good about herself. And the worst thing you can do is turn your other daughter against her. Children try to please and agree with the dominant parent and you can create a situation that makes these 2 girls despise each other instead of being best friends.
My daughter really didn't get interested in baby dolls till she was around 5 she is 7 and loves her dolls. Little girls imitate their mothers, like loving their babies. feeding, changing, bathing, and putting them to bed, she has a stroller, high chair, swing, and crib. She takes her out when we go out and I love it. People ask her what her baby's name is and how pretty she is. It's a vicious world we live in, harsh and ugly, kids should be left to kids as long as they can there is a cruel world out there waiting. As for as the right age for them to stop playing dolls kids are different as we are. I think they stop when they are ready to move on to other things. If you are determined to get rid of the dolls (which it sounds like you are) try to replace the dolls with something else that will interest her so she can get over it because she will miss them if you take all of them away, or maybe you can let her keep just one of the dolls
Oh, that's why that other person asked that question... and I answered it... people here are crazy, huh...
I would recommend having a moveable box for all her dolls. If there's any time that she shouldn't be playing with them, like when she's supposed to be sleeping or whatever, I would move the box... (or put a lock on it). I wouldn't throw them away though. So I'd do the lock thing, and tell her that as long as she's good and doesn't complain about not being able to always play with the dolls, then you'll let her play with them at appropriate times. Maybe keep a count on the dolls to make sure that they are all there when you lock it - kids can be sneaky. :) I definitely think that she's too young to give up the dolls completely though.
What exactly is your concern? Is she not sleeping, eating, doing homework because of the dolls? Are you worried she won't grow up properly for some reason? How do you mean addicted?
I guess I just don't see what you're so worried about. I would understand your concern if your kid were addicted to tv or video games or if you were talking about a 16 year old girl playing with dolls (playing with, not collecting. Lots of adults collect dolls.) Heck, I would even understand if you were talking about a 7 year old boy playing with dolls. But a 7 year old girl playing with dolls seems pretty normal.
If she's retreating so far into her playworld with her dolls that she's not playing with other girls her age, you may have some cause for concern. But, throwing the dolls out will only aggravate the problem. Talk to her; try to find out if she's having trouble making friends, if she's being picked on. Maybe she's really shy and needs help getting up the courage to play with them.
Otherwise, I don't know what your problem is.
I played with them until I was about 13. She is a kid and it doesn't sound to me like you're very accepting of the fact that every child develops at different stages in life and in different ways. All of the kids her age (most anyhow) in her class probably play with dolls. At least she's not learning how to make a good tin foil bowl or how to roll a tight joint. Lots of kids are learning those things earlier and earlier. If they are an obsession, get a box and put the dolls in. When she gets home from school and does home work let her play for a few hours with them. When she is getting ready for bed, have her put them back in the box and you can put them like in your closet or something. Dolls develop a child's imagination and also their communication skills. She is playing out life scenerios in her head while playing with them. Why steal her imagination?
7 is not even remotely too old for dolls. Most girls that I know of start weaning off of dolls by 10 or 11 years old.
Come to think of it, my daughters just started really getting into dolls at 5 or 6 years old. My youngest is 8 and is Barbie and Bratz addicted and it's perfectly normal and fine.
I've never in my life heard of any parent thinking 7 is too old for dolls. That's insane. What exactly do you want her to play with?
Don't throw her dolls away, let her be a little girl,7 is not too old ! I just can't figure out why this bothers you so much-I think it is you that has some kind of weird fixation about the dolls,my daughter is 10 and still likes her dolls, I would rather her play with those,than doing other things.What if you had some kind of hobby or you collected something and someone just started throwing them away, how would that make you feel?
I have 2 daughters.when they were younger,one played with dolls,whether it was barbie dolls,or baby dolls until she was ten.she hung on them them until she was 11,and when she was ready herself,she came to me one day and said,she longer wanted them.my other daughter never played with any type of doll,she never had an interest in them.The reason why your younger daughter doesn't play with them,is because she is a different person with a different personality.Why can't you explain to her that she can't play with her dolls in the middle of the night,as she needs a good night sleep.If you are really determined to throw your daughters prize possessions out,listen to her playing with the dolls,see what type of situations she is role playing.She just might be teaching herself some thing,or going over something that happened to her at school,as she might feel herself that her dolls are her only outlet.Maybe it's just me,but I would prefer a child to use their imagination rather than sitting in front of the television.
Bethany....you are the one who should be locked in a box..yes people are crazy huh.you like to twist your words in your little answers adding to this one that kids are sneaky..I wonder if you had mentioned that in you're other answer if it would have sounded the same to that person asking about the dolls.you are a little sneaky and believe nothing you say.This mother doesn't have to LOCK UP the dolls just take them away.and you may have been a sneaky kid but all kids are not sneaky
I can't believe you are questioning this in this way. I'm going through similar issues, but you do need to remember that she is seven. Moderate her time to play with them or anything else, and restrict them to certain areas in the home. Trust me, you would want her to play with the dolls then to have her tripping over boys like my 8 year old. Watch how she plays with her dolls, before jumping the gun. Throwing them away is too much, but having HER select a few of them to keep and choosing to give the others away, that would be cool for both of you.
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