Disney Princesses

kittylester So true!

I think you'll find that today's Disney princesses are a far cry from the passive Aurora and Cinderella.
They're still pretty ( and I like them ) but they're generally a feisty bunch .
Boy , can they stand up for themselves...and they might get the man but he is no longer a gormless pretty prince who kisses them.
Today's heroes have to be kind, empathic and caring as well as supporting his princess in all her endeavours.
Princesses now come in " normal " shapes and sizes eg Moana and her beautiful sturdy legs
They're are multicultural and , gasp , there's even one who has glasses. ( Mirabel from Encanto ) .... Hope for me and my short sighted granddaughter's yet.
Yes , Disney has embraced feminism to some extent so I wouldn't be too worried that loving the Disney princesses is going to turn your little ones into traditional wives .

Wben I was small-I had to wear my jodhpurs and talk about horses all the time pretending that I had a stable-the colours of the horses were all based on those in Black Beauty !

I think that it's the norm for most little girls these days .
I made a lot of Princess dresses for one granddaughter.

I met a little girl in a cafe yesterday.
Her mother introduced her as Victoria.
"That's Princess Victoria,,"corrected her daughter.

Just enjoy it !

Grandma70s

Allira - yes, I think quite a lot of people think Walt Disney invented these characters.

Including their employees!

Deedaa

I never wanted to be a princess, I wanted to be a pirate. When my daughter was little she loathed dresses, so a princess was never an option,

I wanted to be Zorro, I had the mask, sword and cape. I had no interest in being a princess, much too boring.

Allira - yes, I think quite a lot of people think Walt Disney invented these characters.

Grandma70s

The only Disney I saw as a child was Fantasia, which my parents quite approved of because of the music. The only Disney “Princess” I was aware of was Snow White. My childhood pleasure in pretty costumes etc came from ballet, not films.

My granddaughter, now 13, never really went through a princess phase, not even the ballet sort.

Shopping for a very young DGD in Disney store years ago, the young assistant told me that Snow White was their oldest Princess, born in 1937.
I said I thought she was probably quite a bit older than that. She looked very confused.

It was me who first mentioned the Taylor Swift phase and I do really admire her and, actually quite like most of her music but it very wearing as a phase.

Two granddaughters are really obsessed but I remember their mother having a very trying Take That phase which is still ongoing.

What's with all the Taylor Swift comments? Ok, so I'm not a particular fan of her music (not really my style) but there are far worse role models a girl could have. She's a top selling singer and songwriter, shrewd businesswoman, apparently very generous to her employees, loves animals and donates large amounts to charity, including things like food banks in the areas where she plays concerts.

The only Disney I saw as a child was Fantasia, which my parents quite approved of because of the music. The only Disney “Princess” I was aware of was Snow White. My childhood pleasure in pretty costumes etc came from ballet, not films.

My granddaughter, now 13, never really went through a princess phase, not even the ballet sort.

kittylester

You will wish it was still Disney Princesses when the Taylor Swift phase arrives.

Oh yes!

Just follow their parents’ lead. No harm is being done to the children. No rule in life says grandparents have to approve of the interests and phases of the grandchildren. Go with the flow. It’s easier.

I used to look after a little boy and take him to preschool.
As soon as the doors opened he made a beeline for the fairy wings. If one of the girls got them before him his day was ruined 😓

He didn't particularly play at being a fairy, just liked wearing the wings 🤷🏼

His dad was quite twitchy about it all, his mum was totally relaxed and said just let him be.

keepingquiet

It isn't inevitable that all little girls like Disney Princesses. They just like Princesses- the Disney label is what we put on it, and because the merch is everywhere we buy it.

My GD also loves unicorns and mermaids, but they don't have to be Disney either.

No, it certainly isn't inevitable. As I said, my daughter was never a 'girly' girl and wasn't into anything pink or princessy. She was much happier mucking around in the garden, climbing trees or at the stables with her pony. She did like Disney films though. I'm hoping my new GD will be the same...

I miss those days now she’s eight 😢

My youngest grandson spent a couple of years in a princess frock, playing younger, less powerful princess sister to his older female cousin

It isn't inevitable that all little girls like Disney Princesses. They just like Princesses- the Disney label is what we put on it, and because the merch is everywhere we buy it.

My GD also loves unicorns and mermaids, but they don't have to be Disney either.

Withnobsonit - I think that really is a problem - the "Disney Tat."

Our family had a lot of dressing up things - and made masks and outfits regularly. We had rabbits and Alice, caterpillars and bats, princesses and jungle explorers, tin men, pirates (one with his own song), magicians and witches and cats... and Tom (who always won games with captain Najork)
Alongside this we had "ordinary" people who had amazing adventures

Princesses aren't the only imaginative play you know - though I accept you can be a pirate princess up the tree/climbing frame if you take the frilly skirt off!

Chocolatelovinggran

When I was a Reception teacher, I have known quite a few boys who dressed up as princesses et al.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am a little bit of a Swifty - she's a generous donor to charities, visits sick child fans, and annoys Mr Trump: what's not to love?

Me too Chocolatelovinggran, both of her albums Red and Evermore are just so perfect for this time of year.

My DD WAS The Little Mermaid for a year or so .... how she loved it all!!

That was after she stopped being a dog!

No worries with thr Princess and Fairy phase for little girls.

Normal part of growing up.

But have big beefs with awful mega companies like Disney with all.their tat at massive prices. And very manipulative marketing.

I wanted to be Aqua Marina from Troy Tempest when l was a young girl. Then Cathy Gale and Mrs Peel from the Avengers as a young teenager.

Thought Honor Blackman really rocked in all that tight leather gear.

And Diana Rigg's jumpsuits were to die for

Happy Days.
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X

Almost all grow out is it. I love the phase myself , gd aged five and I just dressed up and has the most magnificent tea the other day discussing her ice powers lol 😂

I will say almost all outgrow it. However my daughter now age 30 will tell you “but im a princess “ with a wink and a pout and a laugh often 😆. She’s still very much a “girly girl” who never fully outgrew her dress wearing pink loving princess persona. She’s also an incredibly smart , incredibly compassionate , incredibly hard working doctor.

It is called childhood. Let children enjoy it!

Have a heart! you say they are under five, so there will be plenty of time later for educational things.

Let them dream of fairy tale princesses. They will grow out of it, of that you may be sure.

Princesses are no longer the victim/passive that they were when we were small, they are strong capable women role models.

I ran a Rainbow Guide group for nearly 40 years. I loved frozen because instead of almost every child turning up to parties in pink, we suddenly had whites and blues too. Moana had an effect on clothes too