To think it's sad to see little girls carrying handbags as school bags instead of practical rucksacks.

[Sophiehoney]

Does anyone else feel like little girls are being dressed as mini versions of their mums far too early?

At my daughter's primary school I'm seeing more and more often that the girls from about year 4 onwards are carrying big heavy handbags on one shoulder. The type that an adult woman might carry. They often struggle to carry them as the weight is all on one shoulder and they are bigger bags designed for adults. They look like they would be much comfier with a proper school rucksack.

I've also noticed a lot of them are starting to have heels on their school shoes and very short school skirts. In primary school.

This isn't just my daughter's school as I also work opposite a primary school and see the same there, and see kids going to other schools on my way to work.

AIBU to think it's all a bit sad?

This! OP is showing concern for these little girls, that's never a bad thing in my book.

I was thinking this too - mid 80's. Only thing I took into primary was a lunchbox.

Now they have to take so much stuff - lunchbox,water bottle, reading book, reading record, pencil case, homework books, forest school kit