One of the MOST important things to me about raising a girl is to provide her with a solid foundation for positive self-esteem. I want to help her feel that her body and her appearance are a part of her; not her whole self.
I also want her to feel safe and comfortable in her own skin. She shouldn’t have to strive endlessly toward an unattainable, Westernized standard of beauty.
And it certainly shouldn’t start at 4 years-old.
That’s why I was saddened to see this toy in a big box store.
After the sadness, I was mad. Then annoyed. Why are we marketing this junk to young girls? We certainly don’t market it to boys!
Then I looked inward and realized I might be a hypocrite. After all, many days my toddler watches me put on makeup. So what message am I sending to her? And how can I explain it?
Over at Blunt Moms, I ran through ideas of how to explain why mommy wears makeup. You can check out the full post here.
Do you wear makeup? Have you talked about it with your daughter?
Do you have any better ideas than mine? Would love to hear them!
Ooh! This is an interesting one! I am a sometimes makeup person. I’ve been into it lately but I’ve never felt like I can’t go out and about with it on. My daughter is 7 and is really into it and I let her play around but I try to emphasize that we don’t “need” it. It’s more for fun and from an artistic standpoint it’s neat to change things up and that’s what I like about it.
I love that you emphasize that we don’t “need” it and that it’s more about fun and art for you!