He Wanted a Barbie Doll.......!!!

I have one son but as i lived in Joint family so i have 2 nieces as well and as they play with dolls so he also want doll, and he had it with other toys Not a big issue Take care

Boys playing with dolls is pretty undigestible to anyone. I have never seen guys playing with dolls but exceptions are always there. I think you should make him interact with guys and then I think he will be influenced and wont demand a doll from you.

My sons never asked for dolls except to blow up! But they did cart around teddy bears, Raggedy Andy and the like--boy dolls, soft and cuddly ones when they were very young. Later, they just wanted monster dolls and GI Joe and stuff like that. I never liked dolls. I never knew what to do with them because I had no other girls to play with most of the time!

I am surprised that you should find it embarrasing for your son to be playing with Barbie dolls. I have worked in a number of schools and nurseries with children aged 2 to 6 years old and Barbie dolls are very popular with both boys and girls. My son had a Tommy (Rugrats) soft toy which I made a few clothes for. I still have 2 dolls from my own childhood but they just sit on a chair. I never had Barbie dolls.

lol yeah i understand how embarassing it is but how old is he ? if hes only still really young then he probably doesnt understand really.. i wouldnt take it off him though why not get him a new toy like ones for boys then he will get over the doll.. well i dont have any kids but my favourite were teddy bears i had loads of them weather it was a bunny or teddy whatever

What a dilemma...advice is welcome but at the end of the day you might just let time tell.he might be over the liking in a few days.does your son have brothers or sisters?when i was a child there was five of us fighting for every toy,if i had sweets and wanted to save some...never there when i went back.eat before eaten by others...was like that for 10 years or more.when i started dating this women some years back she had a daughter 7 or 8,it hit me straight away all the affection, chocolate and toys she got was kind of expected and not fully appreciated.sweets lying around...but she knew they would be still there days later.but what i also realised was how lonely she was at times...by herself.something i never had time to think about when i was young.so hopefully its just a phase for your son.

Hey there! Don't sweat it. He is just three years old and he probaby does not have any ideas yet that barbie dolls are supposed to be for girls. Those nice colorful babie dolls do look nice and attractive so there is a possibility that your kid was just attracted to the colors of the doll. Yes, the whole idea of having a little boy crying for a baby doll in public can be distressing but then again that's part of life. Way to go mom!

why not? you know, its probably a phase and if you gave him one, he would loose interest in it in a while. we have two daughters ages 11 & 15 and both my daughters loved trains when they were little, loved cars too. they love the sport of golf and my 11 year old loves baseball (we bought her a bat for her birthday this year) they like dresses and my 15 year old has a boy friend...so i really dont see the problem.

My nephew loved Barbie dolls. He liked playing with their long hair. (His mother is a hairdresser). When the Hiawatha (sp) Indian dolls came out, he wanted one of those...and got it.He wouldn't play with trucks or any toys for boys at his age. He even used to play with my daughter's long hair and brush it and braid it, etc. He is a normal 15 year old now with too many girlfriends to count!! My advice would be to just let him have the dolls if that's what he wants.I don't see a thing wrong with it. :) More than likely he will outgrow it. :)

While I personaly find Barbie Dolls to be offensive in the ridiculous way they present the female form, I would certainly purchase a doll for my son if that is what he wanted. I wouldn't give it a second thought.

I do not see the problem with a boy having a doll, if you had a girl would you stop her playing with a car? I doubt it. When he grows up into a teenager or a young man, he will be "playing with girls" (unless he is playing with boys) and you will have to accept that then why not accept that he wants to play with a female doll? I think it is really sexist how boys cannot play with conventional girl toys, while girls can play with conventional boy toys.

Personally I dont find anything wrong with it I would buy my son a doll if he asked for one just give him time he will grow out of it eventually

Yes i would buy my son one, i see no harm in it, kids are kids and their imagination is going crazy espeically at 3. I had a nephew who was on a kick of dressing up in his sisters clothes from age 2-4, not daily but pretty much everyday..he grew out of it..but my sis let him do it. It shows individuality and personality. He even has a pic of him when he was dressed up sitting on his dresser now, and hes 12, trust me there is nothing feminine about this kid and he is sooo into girls, so it didnt "harm" him in any way or change that he is male. My favorite toy as a child was a pillow my grandma made me, with papa smurf on it, i had to have it even at sleepovers at the age of 12. Noone teased me for it, and i wasnt embarrassed by it...like i said..things like that are just kids being themselves, and nothing is ever wrong with being yourself.

He still young. His interest soon will fade. just don't worry much kids can be like that sometimes. Maybe there's something about the doll that he likes so much.

My first question is are their any other children? I think that kids will play with anything interesting. My younger sister loves tools, and army guys. While my parents try to buy her barbie dolls, and they just sit there. He is still young and doesn't get the concept of this is a "girls" toy. To him it is just a toy and he like playing with it. If i had a soon and he wanted a barbie doll, yes i would buy it for him. Toys come and go, but his happiness should always stay the same. If you really feel embarrassed try getting him a Ken doll, or some male doll. I think you shouldn't worry to much about it. Good luck with your soon.

I would find it amusing but I would not make an issue about it, if he wanted it and I could afford then Yeah I would buy it. I have three boys and a daughter, all three of my boys love to play with my daughters dolls and pushchairs. There is no harm in it and he is only three so he is a baby still yet!

I think it is ok to let your son play with the doll. I think it is best not to make him think the doll is any different than any of his other toys. If you make him think that the doll is "wrong" in some way he may cling to it even longer than he would if it was just another toy.

It just a fazed and your son will grow out of it. Well if I have a son and he want a doll to have I will buy it to him. Maybe he see the doll has a little sister. I did not grow up with a toy because my parents was not in the position to buy but to fill that spot I will go to the library and borrow books. Nupats my friend please don't be embarrass if your friends or stranger want to think negative it is because they does not have an open mind. Every child has a attraction until they overcome it. This is your son's for the time being he will soon overcome it. When he becomes big and you show him pictures of the doll he and you will be laughing over it.

We don't have any dolls in our house. My middle child did want a vacuum when he was young probably the same age as your child, I can remember my father's words as if it were yesterday, you don't need girls toys (had to clean it up for mylot), so my mother bought him one. He sweep the floor for days,(it actually picked up dirt even though it was child size) and loved it so! I started to love it as well lol. I'm sure that if any of my boys wanted a doll I would get them one, my brother carried a doll everywhere with him as a child and he is normal, and straight.

Hi nupats, I really dont remember if ever I have played with dolls, any such kind of toys. As far as I remember, I use to enjoy flying kites, playing cricket, Playing badminton, since I was 5 years old, or just play hide and seek. I do remember that I was not able to carry the wooden bat, so my parents bought me a plastic bat, that I use to play with my friends. A small badminton racket, that I hardly used ever, as the elders were busy always playing on the badminton court. I never succeed in flying my kite high enough, use to just run with threads in my hand, and the kite use to fall down again and again. Last but not the least, i was successfully able to play hide and seek with my friends there coz the place was full of trees, and a big lawn in front of our home, gave us enough of space for that.