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Two year old boy likes to wear princess dresses! How normal?

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Mamabear12 · 15/12/2015 16:26

He has a sister who is 1.5 years older who lives in princess dresses! Sometimes I am able to convince her not to wear them. But lately, he wants to wear them too. If he sees her in one and sees one available in the costume box. How normal is this for boys his age? I thought it was cute at first, but now my mom made me feel bad saying i should not let him do this. But I have seen a few other young boys do the same.

How many of you had sons that did this? What age? Did/when did they grow out? Should I hide all the dresses? I just feel bad for my daughter who loves to wear them. But feel bad for my son, who just wants to copy her on everything.

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Micah · 15/12/2015 21:24

Make him stop it immediately. If a boy puts on a dress he will catch the gay.

I have the opposite problem, dd has always hated dressing up in princess costumes. I am trying to accept that she will be a lesbian. What do I do if she decides to be an engineer or something butch like that?

I suggest you go follow "the man who has it all" on Twitter and Facebook, and send your mum the link.

ottothedog · 15/12/2015 21:33

Hmmm am a bit anti-royalist myself too but you could always do 'dress as a pauper' dress-down fridays to balance it out ? ;)

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YakTriangle · 15/12/2015 21:41

He's two, he's little more than a baby. Let him play dressing up games for as long as he wants to. I'm sure your mother wouldn't send you angry messages telling you not to let your daughter dress up as superman, what on earth is the difference? They're just having fun.

Doublebubblebubble · 15/12/2015 21:45

Good for him I say x one of my friends has 3 dcs and dd9 ds5 and dd18mos. Her ds loves getting his nails painted and dressing up. Its completely normal and healthy I think... He still plays with cars etc he's just embracing his feminine side x

NicoleWatterson · 16/12/2015 08:13

mine did it, totally normal.
We as adults put the gender into things not them. if your a similar age to me when you grew up kids toys were just toys, there wasn't a pink till and a blue till just a white one with red buttons. Planes were white not pink and blue.
They are just colours, just clothes and just toys.
Let him be comfortable and happy playing with what he wishes before the big bad world puts its restrictions in place.

Topsy34 · 16/12/2015 08:31

Normal!! Why does it even matter....?

Ds1 is 6 and has been known to dress in his wet weather gear for a walk and put a tutu on over the top. I love his confidence and admire the way he doesn't care what others think

antimatter · 16/12/2015 08:35

Very! My kids are 2 years apart and my ds used to copy his sister.
Don't stop him. Buy them itger unisex dress up clothes and those for male$boy characters.
I had Alladin costume made for him and lots of cloaks from shops too.

LittleLionMansMummy · 17/12/2015 13:36

Ds did it (still would, given the opportunity) and at 5 is still partial to getting his nails painted. He also loves pink, recently gained his second taekwondo belt and practises judo holds with his dad. He might end up being gay or straight, I don't know and don't much care, but if he's gay it won't be because he wore dresses and painted his nails when he was 2.

MrsBenWyatt · 17/12/2015 20:02

Totally normal. DS spends 50% of his time dressed as Elsa and the other 50% as Bob the Builder!

ExitStageLeft · 17/12/2015 20:06

My DS is 4, he still likes the odd dalliance with the Elsa Dress we bought him.

FannyTheChampionOfTheWorld · 18/12/2015 21:03

At playgroups and the like, one often sees small boys parading around in glittery princess dresses. They like the bright colours I think.

MrsUnderwood · 21/12/2015 06:14

It's normal, tell your mum to stop interfering and buy him some nice accessories.

FanFuckingTastic · 21/12/2015 06:20

My DS would do it now if he reckoned no adults would see (not that I ever discouraged it, he's developed his own reasoning that it's not cool for boys elsewhere) and it would fit him. He has a little sister and the times they've played fairies and princesses together are fond memories for me, because they were actually nice to each other, lol. He's just turned ten.

FishWithABicycle · 21/12/2015 07:03

It's completely normal even without an older sister.

And it's only shameful and a cause of bullying if femaleness is something less than maleness. It's sad that this is what your mum must therefore believe in her heart of hearts, but you don't have to.

Your son may grow out of it, or may grow up still wanting to be a princess when he's a teen/in his 20s etc. You will love him just as much either way.

knittingbee · 21/12/2015 16:38

Of course it's normal. Your mum's reaction is on a par with people who object to little boys pushing play buggies or tea sets. Because what kind of man would push a pram or make a cuppa when a woman should be doing it, huh? pffffffffff

Lopsidale · 21/12/2015 18:30

Not sure if this is where I should be posting but idk where else...

Me and my dp are both 18, he (trying to find full time work) and me doing an apprenticeship working 20 hours a week. We have a 6 month old son and was wondering what benefits we were entitled too. I'm so stumped and confused about all this "benefit" stuff.

(And no we didn't have a baby to scrounge off the government and get free stuff. We would quite happily live without state help but right now we're really short on cash and need the help! Just putting that out there)

hugoagogo · 21/12/2015 21:33

Lopsidale

Try looking on Gov.uk

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