Toy dolls and toy guns, positive or negative influences ?

Depends on the child, just like movies. I don't think they have as much effect as movies do but still some children might get some negative influences.

The use of weapons since a young age can have a profound impact on a child's development, as can also violent games and movies. Just remember the Ted Bundy case, the psychologists stated that the violent movies and tv shows to which he was exposed as a child had a profound impact on his psychological profile.

We have had various discussions about this in college as I study to become a pedagogue and get a lot of child development, psychology, etc. and so we also discussed about good toys. And also if certain toys were just for boys of girls or if it's merely that we teach them to do so. It's odd, but if you start paying attention you will notice that girls will get praise for playing with girl things and boys will get praise for playing with boy things; it might not be that solid in their nature to like or dislike certain toys. There are also tribes where the mother hunts and the father stays at home and these kids show the exact opposite when playing because they need other skills for survival; women need to know how to hunt, man how to take care of children. I never heard about the dolls and girls getting influenced on getting pregnant earlier, I did hear a lot of discussions about violence affecting children. A big deal has to do with how parents handle it. Do children play violent games all by themselves or is there an adult to keep them in perspective? I do think certain children have a bigger chance of getting violent when seeing a lot of violence than other kids. It has to do with their experience, temperment and character.

I believe that the whole idea of training a child by the toys that he or she is given is nuts. When I was growing up as girls we did have dolls and we did play with them but we also played with our brothers trucks and cars. We also played cowboys and indians or cops and robbers with the boys. I also remember playing princess and her ladies in waiting. My brothers sisters and cousins were influenced by the way we played. I believe that the entertainment media has more influence on children and young people than do the toys they play with when young. Too many movies have some form of $ex in them telling young people that it is normal OK to have $ex outside marriage. The movies I also think movies and video games have much more influence on the behavior of the boys than do just the toys.

I am going to answer your question with a question? What is wrong with men wanting to be soldiers? What is wrong with girls wanting to be mothers? Why can't we embrace who we are? Why can't women be women and men be men?