Advice on this situation

[Naily]

Hi - my daughter is 6, she has a friend the same age. She often does complain about this friend being mean.

Her friend’s mum has asked if I can look after her daughter tomorrow as she has a meeting. I’ve said I will and now my daughter is really worried and teary saying she needs to hide her Barbies as her friend will think she’s a baby and pick on her.

I feel like I’ve done my child a disservice now making her worry about this. I’ve told her she can play with what she wants and Barbies are absolutely fine and not to worry. I’ve said I’ll be there so will keep an eye on them both and suggested other activities like crafts and the Switch.

Any other advice?

Baby is completely normal at 6 … can you just get them to stay downstairs? Bring some toys down / watch tv!

It's a sad world when a 6year old is made to feel babyish for playing with toys isn't it.
I agree, keep them downstairs where you can watch them and maybe just put a film on for them.
As they develop their own personalities and relationships it becomes more important to check with your kids that they are happy to "entertain" other kids before inviting them.

I think it's a good opportunity to observe the way they interact and see what the other child is doing and saying to her, and support your child if she needs strategies to stand up for herself.