Appropriate toys for 2.5 yr old girl

[Rach75]

easy I dont have thomas, wiggles, bob the builder, any licensed products well I gave in and let jack get ITNG books and he has a couple of stuffed INTG dolls

my IL's weren't impressed my family have been great and friends well they know how I feel about it, one actually told me the other she had bought jack a thomas gift forgetting I dont like them and asked if I still wanted it or would I prefer something else which I thought was way cool of her, I said if she had someone else she could give the thomas stuff too and it wasn't too much toruble then yes I'd prefer something else

I have been very vocal about my oposition of these products so its been easy to avoid, if it was some random friend I may run into trouble ...

but yeah basically the only way to avoid it is too be veryvocal to anyone and everyone, I dont care what others buy their kids I will buy these products for my friends kids cause they like them but just not fo jack

[SamiH]

hmmm 2.5 is far too young IMO for Barbie stuff.

However - down the track hun I dont think you can be too over the top - what if she has a birthday party for turning 4, 5 or 6 and she gets a Barbie/Bratz stuff - you cant turn around to the kids or parents and say you dont approve.

I think you will have to find a happy medium - maybe let immediate family and friends know your preferences, and just take it as it comes - once they start kinder/school - the influences are much bigger

[smiles4u]

I would have to agree with Sam ... it certainly will prove to be incredibly hard as they get older and most likely bare a lot more work on your behalf as a parent as years go by in trying to keep these particular toys at bay.

Good on you for your efforts in doing what you believe to be a better outcome for your children ... but as Sam mentioned a happy medium may be the only way to go in the end for it to work, in it being close family & friends clearly knowing of your choice of unwanted toys.

(Me too, not a fan at all of Bratz dolls but my reason being that i think they dress far too sexual for a little girl & also their faces look mean kind of nasty to me, IYKWIM ... as for Barbie dolls i worry about the physical image 'she' projects, trying to look like the 'perfect or preferred' body shape or image)