Pamper parties for children

As a one off treat I can’t see a problem. What child male or female ( or other) doesn’t enjoy copying Mum or Dad now and then ?
I have 3 girls who as little ones would love it if I let them have some nail varnish on or a bit of lipstick. It was play not for every day. All hold responsible jobs and can hold an intelligent conversation.

All just adding to the sexualisation of what would once have been considered young[little] girls. No wonder they attract the wrong kind of attention from predatory men and do not have the skills to cope with it.
My nearly teenage GD got a voucher for the Lego shop she was thrilled.

OMG this is a different world we live in now. I would hope to keep children as children but I'm fighting a losing battle. They listen to adult music (gone is Tubby the Tuba and Sparky's Magic Piano) and my grandson said they showed the children Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video in school....primary school! Complete with horror and zombies. What the hell is going on in schools?

My rugby-playing, rider DGD(12) has been to pamper parties - I don't have a problem with this.

When she was around 10 I did raise an eyebrow at a hot tub party! I expect two years of Covid has put on block on those.

My 9 year old GD loves manicures, has painted toe nails, has been to sleep overs where they tried out creams lotions and lip balms. But she also likes tag rugby, plays hockey, gets covered in paint and hates pink. Girls can pick and choose now and isn't it great for them!

Yes I hate the way children are pushed out of childhood so quickly nowadays. By the time they're 8 or 9 gadgets have taken the place of toys, at an age where I hadn't clue about fashion they're wearing branded clothes, make up on 11 and 12 year olds is not unusual, leaving primary school is now treated like a solemn University graduation.
Just let kids develop slowly and surely.

My GD went to a pamper party aged 11 with all her friends. They had a lovely time.
They are all around 17 now and working hard for A levels. They have intelligent discussions about what's going on in the world.
A pamper party doesn't make them into air heads who only worry about makeup and fashion.
It's just a different way of having fun.

My girls all love makeup and my oldest GD plans to have a career in film and theatre makeup.She has an interview today.They all do "cosplay" and have the most amazing and sometimes horrific makeup and can apply makeup better than a lot of adults.
I've been buying them makeup kits for years and cleansers and it keeps them happy on wet days or during lockdown.
Nothing wrong with people being "pampered" a manicure and pedicure is surely just self care and everybody needs a haircut .
I wouldn't do the hot tub ones that some of their friends have but neither would their mothers ,who tell them hot tubs are like sitting in bacteria soup.

Me too. Children grow up so much more quickly nowadays and girls are sexualised at frighteningly young ages.

Bit different from those struggling to feed and heat their family.

Completely agree. It’s bonkers.

Well to each their own, but I think a trip to the zoo, or a voucher for bowling or mini golf or for a toy shop would be more appropriate for a 7 year old.

Guilty as charged m’lud! ?

For my 7 year old granddaughter’s birthday last month I bought her a ‘mother and daughter’ pamper day. They live in NZ and the cost of postage for gifts from the UK is exorbitant. I’ve bought gifts from NZ websites, but some are less reliable than others and have caused disappointment. Last year I decided I was going to stop buying gifts and instead pay for ‘experiences’, so I arranged for mum and daughter to go to a local restaurant where the staff treated them to a slap up meal with cake and candles and it was a great hit.

This year I’ve arranged for them to have a ‘pamper day’ - they’ve not been yet, but I believe it includes a side-by-side shampoo and blow dry, and manicure and pedicure with hand and foot massage. Lovely for my granddaughter and a nice treat for her mum too.

What direction are these children heading in?

Someone was telling me they had resisted a spray tan for her 12yr olds first high school party but had agreed to apply tanning cream and had to cut down false lashes as they were too long for her eyes.General conversation within the group was it was the norm. The Mums (35 - 40yrs)started comparing their own treatments/costs.
How peoples priorities and finances differ.

So do I.

I agree 100%.