What about Barbie?

Barbie has been around - and adored - for 40 years, and millions of Barbies have been sold, so the chances are good that some day your daughter will own a Barbie. Barbie looks exactly like a marketing strategist's idea of the average man's dream woman: a slender, long-legged, young woman with long blonde hair and a full bust. So what should we do about Barbie? Maybe we should turn our attention back on ourselves. Examining our own beauty ideal before we decide whether or not to buy our daughter a Barbie doll. The pressure on woman to look good is so great that most woman bow to this dictate - and of course we pass this pressure to conform on to our daughters. In the end, either buying or not buying Barbie is okay. Either way, explain to your daughter your own position on Barbie, and what feelings this doll triggers in you. Make it clear to her why latter-day Barbies have tilted feet, ready-made for high heels - and tell her all the things you cannot do in high heels. Make your own decision. I didn't buy Eva and Bianca Barbies, but their grandmother did but, rest assured if she hadn't, Barbie would have moved in with us via pocket money anyway. *(^_^)*