Need Your Thoughts! 3 Year Old Little Boy who LOVES Cinderella

[soccerchick]

My DS fell in love with Cindy the other week too (oh, and Snow white at Epcot). But Cinderella is his favorite. He was such as flirt with the princesses at Disney, coyly looking up at them with his big brown eyes, blushing...I have to learn how to get my pics in here; they are too funny.

He also likes to wear mom's shoes. Don't sweat the girl stuff. This too shall pass.

 

[DisneyPhD]

When I taught pre-school, it was really common for the boys to go to the more traditional "girl" toys (kitchen, doll, carriages) and the girls to go to the traditional "boy" toys (tools, cars). They liked to play and explore things that were different from what they had at home.

Pre-schoolers love role playing and fantasy, and delving into new things. They don't have the filters that grown-ups have, fortunately.

Your little one sounds so precious.

Funny I was thinking the same thing, then I saw your post and we have the same advatar and I had to think for a second, did I post already? Then I saw your name!

I used to have these little boys who would get in fist fights over who got to wear the pink frilly party dress! There dad's would show up to pick them up and get mad at me for letting them were that! Please!

I think your nephew (OP) sounds like a prince charming in the making. Really what man doesn't love Cinderella? He just knows a good thing when he sees it.

Boys that age can be so sweet and loving. Just let them be. It tends to go away, or at least fad away for a while until they get older. Let them go with it when you can.

 

[huey duey & luey]

My son is 3 1/2 and also loves Cinderella and Snow White, We went to WdW last year he wouldn't go near any characters but happily took his picture with the princesses and even gave Cinderella a kiss. He would dress up in his sister's costumes all the time (I got a lot of flack from my il's about this). He is just starting to get the boy/girl thing and now will say that the dresses are for girls. It was never an issue that a pushed with him. I really would not be concerned

 

[nicolemomof4cuties]

I have 4 DC of my own DS 6.5, DD 4.5, DD 3.5 And DS 1.5 (He will be 2 in November At DISNEY!!!). I also run a daycare out of my home. Alot of boys like girl stuff. I personally think that it is because girl stuff looks ALOT cooler and they have a broader selection. Not all boys like trucks and action figures. My oldest DS is like that he is very bookish and didn't start playing with action figures until just recently. I bought him a Batman action figure last winter and he acted soo disappointed he was like what is the point of this--is it for decoration? Only my child! We took the 2 girls to Libby lu this summer and he was soo mad he actually said, " Why can't they do my hair to?" and when I told him that it was a girl store (it is) he told me that" Boys never have anthing cool like this, don't they know that boys like to dress up and get cool hair too? They need to open a cool boy dressup store" My youngest son is really into trucks and cars but he also LOVES baby dolls. He says that he is a daddy and hugs them, pushes the around in his big Tonka dumptruck like it is a stroller and feeds them bottles. He is so cute saying "Mommy, Mommy,Me Daddy. See baby" I don't like it when people push the boy/girl thing. The other day we were at Walmart and this little boy that was about 4 was BEGGING his grandma for the Cinderella DVD. She just kept saying "no that is for girls you need to buy a boy movie" My kids of course were apalled as they alllove the little Mermaid, Cinderella, and Mary Poppins. My Oldest DS thinks that Mary Poppins is the woman of his dreams LOL. To the OP I think that I would let him be himself--he will outgrow it and it is really cute while it lasts.

 

[Dani&Pao'sMom]

I don't have a DS that loved Cinderella but I have a DD that loved Peter Pan. For her 3rd birtday she decided the theme was going to be Peter Pan more than 6 months in advance. I made her the costume and she proudly wore it on her party, she was SO EXCITED! my mom told her something about dressing up as Tinkerbell since she was a girl and DD was very upset because she didn't like Tink, she loved Peter....

IMHO the bigger issues are gender role stereotyping in the family (not good!)

Totally agree. We've tried not to stereotype and I think we've been successful. She still loves Peter Pan, likes to play with trains loves animals in general and she's in her reptile/dinosaurs phase.
Even at 3 they should be free to pick what to love (as long as it is not harmful etc). They are still too young. We celebrated DD 4th birthay just this weekend and it was all princesses (now she does love Cinderella but Peter still has a special place in her heart!).

 

[Ahrizel]

My 'little' brother LOVED the Little Mermaid when he was that age. He wore my tape out!-'"Mermaid, Mermaid" he kept asking for. In a few years it was Batman, then the Power Rangers. Now? He's 17, 6'3" and basketball is life. I just love torturing him about it though, it's good to be the big sister I wouldn't worry about, they often outgrow it, and if not what's wrong with Cinderella?

 

[budbeerlady]

I don't have a DS that loved Cinderella but I have a DD that loved Peter Pan. For her 3rd birtday she decided the theme was going to be Peter Pan more than 6 months in advance. I made her the costume and she proudly wore it on her party, she was SO EXCITED! my mom told her something about dressing up as Tinkerbell since she was a girl and DD was very upset because she didn't like Tink, she loved Peter....

Totally agree. We've tried not to stereotype and I think we've been successful. She still loves Peter Pan, likes to play with trains loves animals in general and she's in her reptile/dinosaurs phase.
Even at 3 they should be free to pick what to love (as long as it is not harmful etc). They are still too young. We celebrated DD 4th birthay just this weekend and it was all princesses (now she does love Cinderella but Peter still has a special place in her heart!).

I also have a DD (just 5) that was ONLY into boy things untill recently. Try my best she didnt want anything girly or princesses untill I started pushing our WDW trip and meeting princesses. But she loves to pretend she is Captn Hook!!!! She loves Bob the Builder, Thomas the tank engine takes up most of my living room in track! This goes both ways and I think kids should just do what makes them happy. (I will admit to tearing up at seeing her as Ariel for her B-day, much cuter to me than SpiderMan and Thomas for previous birthday plans, I know, stero-typing again) She wants a pet snake (no) and she is pretty rough when she plays, the boys at day care wouldnt play with the girls, they were too rough. They all grow up just fine (inspite of our years of worrying)

 

[chrisn]

My son first became obsessed with "girly girls" when he was about 1 1/2. He use to sit and watch Spice World (DD's Spice Girl video) for hours. He loved it. Was fascinated! He loved jewelry and so usually sported a necklace and or rings. He's been a video game junkie since he was 4 but he always wanted to be the girl or the princess, wanted to be Hermione instead of Harry etc. He loved the color pink. He also dressed up with the girls in the play dresses at daycare. He didn't do it at home simply because my daughter is 10 years older than him and I don't buy him dresses or he pobably would have. He never did carry a purse though. When he was 5 at a routine checkup, I had a sitdown conversation with his MD about this subject. Yes, I'm paranoid and no I'm not anti-gay (I had a gay uncle and have a few very close gay friends whom I love(ed). I just wanted to know and I wasn't the only one that noticed or commented. He told me my concerns at that point in time were groundless. He often saw little boys carry in purses or with painted nails etc. For some boys it's just a stage. He also said that the worst thing to do was to make a big deal about it or to make him feel like he was doing something wrong. His speech therapist would also chastise me when I tried to encourage him to choose a "boy" toy out of the treasure box. In my situation I thought maybe it was his environment. He had 4 women fawn over him constantly after he was born and so naturally just really liked and related to girls. He just turned 8 and still loves jewelry but more the pirate, skulls, scorpions and cobra stuff. He came home the other day and announced that girl stuff is stupid and he don't want to be no "girly mon". I buy all the DVD's. Cinderella didn't blow his dress up (pun intended). It was just like yeah, whatever. So he is finally growing out of "the stage" but even if he was a "girly mon," I'd adore him just the same! Tell them not to worry, he's only 3. NOT a problem.

 

[WIDisneyFan]

It would be wonderful if we could all see the world through the innocent eyes of a 3 year old I have to say I agree with most everyone who has posted here and nothing to worry about, just give it time and sooner or later he will find his next favorite thing in the world!