I understand, but do not agree with, the PINK everything for girls BUT....

[CrapolaDeVille]

Why does a nurse's outfit need to be pink? It's bad enough that firefighters/police etc are in the boys section.....but why does a girl need a pink nurse's outfit?

And to Mo-Chan - the problem is I think when something comes in a normal, real-world colour (eg. blue globe, white nurses outfit) and then is repackaged in a pink version you would never see in real life.

last time I went in there the dressing up clothes were arranged on two separate rails, a girls' one and a boys' one. They can't physically make them 'boys only' but they do their best to signal who they are for.

My daughter's nurse outfit has blue stripes, a hat with a red cross on, a white apron and a dark blue cape. Like something out of "Doctor in Charge" in the 60s. Sometimes she is a doctor in it though.

Huffle (going back up the thread a bit!), don't think 'outfit', think flexible! Our much-used dressing box has lots of hats (many from charity shops), jazzy waistcoats, some plain aprony/tabard things, shiny trousers and tatty trousers, scarves, furry tails, cloaks, headbands with ears, necklaces and a horrible old dress or two of mine. That seems to cover most needs (though little boys, IME, do love a good pair of clacky heels too).

And wands, and swords, and hammers, and stethoscopes.
Wigs would be good too.

More terrifying to me, was the Barbie take on doctors (here). I don't exactly think that it emphasises professionalism and dedication!

Ah, see I would disagree about camoflage - would anyone laugh at a little girl wearing camoflage combat trousers?

Do girls in the Cadets need different coloured gear?

I would love a little pair of cuban heels for my youngest boy.....ceratinly beats the vile Christmas gift one of the dd's had of Disney heels. TBH character driven stuff makes me boak, but if it didn't girl stuff is pretty and boys is action. Why can't we have decent female heroes in films for children?

So a business that makes decent dressing up stuff is in order.

My youngest dd wants to be an astronaut.

Porn star Dr Barbie is

Didn't you see the thread on here where the doctor was told she should wear a smart suit, jewelry and high heels so that people wouldn't mistake her for a nurse? . Obviously a taking a leaf out of Dr Barbie's book.

Yes I did!!! ing

Thanks for the ideas :) accessories rather than specific outfits sounds great - and cheaper!

I have to admit I shop in ELC quite a bit, though normally I head for the games/outdoorsy stuff. I do frequently grumble about the blue/pink abundance, but I just don't buy into it. Still annoys me that it's there though!

I do see the point that it's not good to shower girls in houseworky/doll toys and nowt else - but I also like it when boys play with that sort of thing (ie I think they should be aimed equally at both genders). After all there are so many threads (and complaints from RL friends) about men not contributing to housework/childcare, so maybe letting boys play with those toys would start to normalise it in some way. DS sees DH being a nurturing father, and doing his fair share of chores, and he loves copying him. In fact I recently picked up a toy iron and dustpan/brush for him in my charity shop :)