As we are progressing as a society
and discovering more and more science-based information on raising our kids to
be confident adults, there has thankfully been more focus on how we are raising
our girls and growing their self-esteem. But with the princess fever sticking
around for the long run, what does it mean for our daughters? Is constantly
wearing a princess dress
affecting your girl in some way? Whether it influences their self-esteem, or
their views of gender roles, it has a lot of parents concerned to see their
girl constantly reaching for a princess
dress.
Children throughout the ages have
enjoyed engaging in dramatic role-playing and dressing up in costumes. Whether
your girl is a princess or a fairy, your girl's brain is going into high gear
when she puts on an ice queen dress
or any other costume.
And although it may appear to you as
just play, when your girl dons that crown, cape or pirate’s eye patch, his
brain is developing in more ways than you can imagine. As early childhood
educators know, play is the work of the kids, and children benefit physically,
cognitively, emotionally, and socially through dress-up play.
Girl's
dressing
up engages your girl's memory and brain. Dramatic play requires kids to
remember what they have heard or seen. They keep in their mind how their mother
behaves when executing household chores when they are imitating her. Or they
recollect the details of a fairy tale they have heard before wearing a princess
dress and acting it out.
Dress-up play also builds vocabulary
as they decide what her character would say. It gives them a chance to increase
their vocabulary with phrases and words that they might have heard in stories,
but wouldn’t ordinarily use. Girls may then begin to use these new words in
conversations.
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When a girl is engaged in role-play,
it helps her see the world through another’s eyes which increases empathy,
whether pretending to be a doctor taking care of an injured patient, a parent
nurturing a baby or a princess helping people with magic. Dramatic play helps
kids understand the role that helpers play in our lives.
Kids are constantly confronted with
scary situations that they don’t understand, whether seeing violent images on
TV or witnessing an accident in real life. Kid’s process their fears through
play, which helps them, overcome their feelings of helplessness and make sense
of the world.
Kids develop good motor skills by
putting on dress-up clothes, whether zipping up pants, buttoning a shirt, or wearing
a princess dress.
They use their fine motor skills when
engaged in role-play, whether they are jumping like a princess, running like a
baseball player, a superhero, or twirling like a ballerina.
Dressing up your girl and allowing
them to act encourages cooperation and taking turns. Kids learn how to
negotiate as they agree on rules and stories. They start developing an interest
in others and learn how to deal with a situation.
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