To think 10 is too old for a doll?

[AtSea1979]

DD has gone in to Y6. She’s 10. She wants a doll for Xmas and is still very much in to pink plastic things. I thought she would have grown out of this by now. AIBU to be concerned that she’s heading for high school next year and acts too young?

I played with barbies till 12/13. None of my friends did but for me it kept my imagination alive and my parents supported me until I told them I wasnt interested anymore.
It kept me innocent in a way and kept my childhood alive.
I still had suitable socialising for that age I.e talking to boys and discovering myself but it hasn't harmed me

I had a doll, not baby doll, but Sindy until just before I started high school.
It just seemed the right time, as did culling my teddy collection. I kept about 6 from 20+
I wouldn't get anything too expensive though as she may well grow out of it quickly.
I found this with my dd, she'd always ask for things she wouldn't get much use out of.

It’s depressing to read some posters saying they were into make up and jewelry when they were 10. My Daughter is 10 and I’m happy she is still innocent and behaves like a child because that’s exactly what she is. She knows the ins and outs of puberty, how babies are made and how to look after herself but she also plays with toys. Makes up amazing imagination games. She has no interest in make up, why would she?
Childhood is such a short time in their lives why would anyone want it to end by the age of 10?
Thankfully where I live children don’t start secondary school until they are 13 so it seems there’s less pressure to “grow up”

Yabu. In year 7 age 12 i used to play with dolls.
I used to play "school" with my "class " and make my 10 year old cousin join in sometimes.
I grew up to be a teacher.
Imaginative play is great and she s not too old. Better than staring at screens all day.

I think it's so strange that children today are kept from adult responsibilities for longer than ever but are considered too old for toys and games at such a young age.

THIS, so much.

My teenage nieces still love messing around with barbie dolls whenever they come across them (and I bet they still have some in their house too).

Beelee - your nan rocks - yes sos everyone else - want doll? Bloody have doll

I have no idea who Mel and Kim are ketoeithIf
I think your experience is very different to how young children are now. It’s now youtube make up tutorials, unlimited access to the internet, gender confusion, cyber bullying to name only a few. If I can shield my daughter from that shite until she’s older and more mature then she can have as many dolls as she wants.

Pleez tell me you you're joking when you say you don't know Mel and Kim?!
10 year olds shouldn't be bullied online either as they shouldn't be on social media.
I say this having a 12 year old with no access to it (has access to the internet but not social media) and a teen.
At 10 they shouldn't be on there anyway.
Let kids be kids

Now got a Mel and Kim earworm lol
"We ain't never gonna be respectable!"

Ah ok I know that song but I didn’t know it was by Mel and Kim (whoever they are )

YABU

I was that 10 year old. My parents actually told me I was too old for a doll. But as if by magic Tiny Tears was waiting for me under the Christmas Tree that year. I really, really loved her. My Grandma who was a talented tailoress had made the most exquisite christening gown for her and I can honestly say - that is the only Christmas from my childhood that I remember. Wanting a baby of my own was all I ever wanted - even from such a young age. And years later I got my wish and went on to have 3 but that Christmas when I was 10 was special. I called her Mary

Get her the doll.

I got dolls, books and craft sets throughout my teenage years. My mum and dad said try worried that I didn't want teenager stuff I didnt go into second level waving them about! It's just what she likes!!!

My DD is nearly 13, in high school. On the weekend she was sat on the lounge watching Stranger Things whilst cuddling her American Girl doll she got on our trip to the US when she was 9.
She’s also into makeup, has a massive beanie boo collection, loves clothes, plays with Harry Potter Lego, surfs, loves playing ‘schools’ with her brother etc etc.

She currently has her AG doll dressed in this stupid ‘VSCO girl’ trend that’s going around at the moment

You think she’s too old for a doll but too young for the other stuff..... what exactly do you think she should like?

YABVU, please enjoy this stage while it lasts, when it's gone, it's gone. Unless she turns into one of those adults that collects dolls or doll houses etc, which is also fine.

For her 13th birthday my dd will receive the remaining Toy Story toys that she doesn't yet have in order to complete her collection of them. She has wanted them for years but at up to £25.00 a pop it's been a long term process getting them all plus a load of new ones came out with the release of the fourth movie. She actively plays with them too, and her brother - 16 will occasionally join in if he is in the mood. She's worried about what to tell people at school if they ask what she got for her birthday so I have suggested she just say she got spending money for her holiday, which isn't really a fib as she will get that too from relatives. I feel for her that she has to cover up the truth though. This thread is quite sad really. I can't imagine worrying about this when my children were ten.

When one if my god daughters was 10 she wanted a particular doll (I think it’s what some tigers are referring to as an American Teen Doll?!). My friend said she was too old for new dolls (even though she played with her existing dolls) as it was a ‘waste of money’. So I bought one for her, with some outfits. Meanwhile my friend bought her ‘more grown up stuff (🙄😖) she LOVED the doll & asked for more clothes for her when it was her birthday (which I bought). She still has the doll (older teen) and I don’t think she plays with it as such (encoursged to just ysevscreens as they don’t make a mess 🙄🙄) but whenever I’m there it’s invariably in different clothing - some of which she’s made herself!

I’d buy her a doll now if that was what SHE wanted

I confess to playing with my Barbie dolls well after age 10. Entire Sunday afternoons dedicated to elaborate weddings and setting up families etc. All using wedding dresses etc. made by my dear Mom.

Somehow I still turned out "liberated" enough to have a degree and career in a distinctly male dominated profession.

Maybe the multiple weddings etc. got it out of my system.

She is not too old. Treasure every moment.

I think the reference below is to American Girl dolls. My DGD had quite a few around age ten. They are a bit of a collectors' item. I think she sold them for a tidy sum when she grew out of dolls.

Oh dear I was thinking Mel and Sue. You know when you've become TOO MN...

No it's not too old.
I was still playing with my dolls at that age.
Let her be a child and enjoy her childhood OP.
In a couple of years you will be wishing that's all she was concerning herself with.