Snow white or Barney?

"A Finishing School for all, Disney Style"
Some people believe that taking your daughter to Cinderella's Princess Court would be a bad idea, but I think it is completely harmless. If you think that just by taking her there that later on in life she is going to depend on a man, and think that she can get whatever she wants, your wrong. It's just something girls enjoy at that age, they grow out of it fast, so why not let them indulge in princess things for a while. It's not cheap by any means either, being able to go to the princess court and take all your friends with you costs a lot of money. That could be the only downfall because not every family can afford to do things like that and you don't want some of the girls thinking they are better then others. A lot of the influence is from the mothers, and in this article the mom was the one that already had a princess costume at home. They either want to live the fantasy they didn't get to do when they were a kid, or they want their daughter to be able to enjoy things they didn't. You would hope that it is for their daughter's sake, but that's not always the case. This franchise spends so much money on marketing and advertising to younger girls that it doesn't really allow for the fact that maybe young boys really enjoy the movies as well. Girls aren't the only ones that want to live in a fantasy world where everything is perfect and there is a happy ending, boys do too. That's why I feel like they should market the products to be more gender friendly. They could easily invest some money into more boy costumes from the films. The basis of this article isn't uncommon at all, there are a bunch of mothers out there that are willing to spend big bucks to make their daughter happy, but where do you draw the line?

"Is that my son wearing a dress?"
If I was the father in this case, I would be a little shocked as well to see my son in a dress. I do believe that males and females should be able to wear what ever they want, but seeing it at such a young age is a little scary. It seems harmless at first, but all you really want is what's best for your children, so if he wants to wear a dress I think you should let them. The only bad thing about allowing things like this is that you worry about your child being teased by their classmates. It puts the parents in a really tough situation because you don't want to hurt their feelings but every parent has things they want their kids to be involved in such as playing sports, music, or art. You can try and shove things down their throats, and try to get them to do all the things you love, but as they get older they end up choosing what they enjoy the most anyways. Parents do have a lot of influence on their children, but in the end it's them who decide what they want to do.