Teaching Reason (to Children)

[thesummerqueen]

Look for "girl" magazines for your daughter too - ones that focus on health of mind and body, not beauty. Magazines are a good way to tempt kids because they get to look forward to the mail arriving, and the pictures keep them reading. A lot of them focus on being multi-cultural, and this is another way to combat any religious inclinations (which are exclusionary usually) any adults might try to instill in them.

I don't know if it helped much, but we're trying to get her away from the "Princess Phase", and the first thing we bought her to kind of help with the transition was a Dr. Barbie. ...I know, we have a long ways to go.

You know what I think is an awesome company?

American Girl.

Their books and dolls are very pro-girl - and not in the 'princess' way. You should look into them.

I know you've got a ways to go for this yet, but just because I like them so much - when I was "at that age" mom got me the driest, most clinical book EVER about body changes. By the time my sister was that age, American Girl had put out a very informative, concise, easy-to-read and friendly book discussing all the changes a girl goes through with NO shame, religion, embarrassment or admonishment involved. It was incredible, and made me like the company even more.