The Princess Problem: Part One | The Meredith Vieira Show

I like princesses

Meredith Vieira is a princess

When my daughter was 5, she had a "Princess, Pokemon and Super Hero" birthday party - her idea. All her friends dressed up as any of those things, and she was Spider-Man, and we had the "real" Spider-Man show up too!

The only good princess is the Paper Bag Princess.

Dr. Hains is spot on.  My daughter has liked princesses, video games, cars, Toy Story, Transformers, and is currently loving creating with duct tape.  We need to give our girls more options than just "pretty princesses", and encourage them to be whatever they want in this world.  We need to be aware of stereotypes that are out there, stereotypes that are bad for all our kids (what if you have a boy who likes pink or princesses?), and pay attention to how they limit our children.  It only takes small changes.