My 15 yr old niece(almost 16) still plays with...? easy points.?

Question

My sister wanted me to ask this question. My 15 yr old niece still plays with dolls. Is that normal? When she is home alone during the day or during the night she still plays with dolls. Should her mom make her quit? Don't get me wrong, she has a lot of friends that she hangs out with a lot, she plays sports, she loves to shop everything normal for a 15 yr old girl she does, except playing with dolls.

Answer 1

Why should anyone force her to stop?? She's not hurting anyone at all and if she enjoys it, let her. Maybe she still has an imagination and creativity unlike most people.

Answer 2

As long as it's not interfering with her development, i.e. keeping her from hanging out with her friends, getting her homework done, etc. etc.  Then it's fine.   There's not really anything wrong with it.  My grandmother was 80 years old and still loved to dress up her porcelain dolls and stuff.   So techinically she was geriatric and still playing with dolls.  No big deal.

Answer 3

let her keep the dolls. its way better then the 15 year olds on here who ask what they should do because they are pregnant. i am very happy your neice plays with dolls. thats what kids should do.

Answer 4

honestly when i was 15 i had already quit but who knows she may make an excellent mom one day by playing with dolls still.  i would rather see a 15 year playing with a doll than going out having unprotected s*x and then having a baby not knowing how to take the responsibilty or end up getting an abortion, i would leave her be

Answer 5

If she does this in the privacy of her own home, I don't see a problem.  As long as she is developing and acting like a 15 year old elsewhere, I'd let this go.  We all have our little quirks.

Answer 6

I'm 14 and I only play with dolls with my younger step sister because she forces me, lol. But don't stop her, let her do what she wants. At least she's not outside having s*x and collecting STDs from people..

Answer 7

well if she does all that you say then why take the dolls away. its a good thing. she is using that imagination most kids dont have nowa days. i collected barbies and horses till i was 16 and sometimes i would pull them down and play just to get back that feeling i had as a kid and im perfectly (normal) fine.

Answer 8

If it is something that she enjoys why make her stop. Her life sounds busy and this is something that is comforting for her. I played with dolls until I was 15-16 (Especially when I babysat) and still slept with my favorite monkey until I met my husband and I am normal.

Answer 9

I think you  guys should be relieved that she still wants to be a little girl. Too many fifteen year olds  are trying to be adults! Unless she is playing with them in a peculiar way (having s*x, pretending they are real babies) I would not be concerned. She may be using it as a security activity. As long as she can play with dolls, she can escape the fact that she is becoming an adult, and all that comes along with that!

Answer 10

She will grow out of it. Do not force her to stop. Y'all can try talking to her about it. It may be a childhood thing that she is holding on to.

Answer 11

Heya

No this is not normal . Im sorry but i dont know what the answer would be. Maybe she is being hormonal and treating the doll like a reall baby. her mum needs to talk to her. =] x*x

Answer 12

No, that's absolutely fine. I did the same, and turned out a responsible, successful adult nevertheless.

Answer 13

I am 23, and I still enjoy playing dolls. Of course I have 2 little girls that I play dolls with. But, still, I enjoy it. :)

Answer 14

If she's home alone then how do you actually know what she's doing?  I would think that she's fine, girls all mature at different ages.  I wish one of my 3 boys was a girl so that i could dig out my old barbies and baby dolls, so that i could play too.

Answer 15

I would NOT stop her....

she could be into drugs or s*x instead of dolls, I think that dolls is the least of your worries!

playing with dolls is kind of like a theatre hook up. She is roll playing with them, making parts for them....having them experience what she longs to experience....maybe offer to play with her! see the kind of scenarios that she plays out.

Answer 16

id give my niece, daughter  or whoever dolls to play with as long as they stayed focused in school and keep them from going boy crazy! let the dolls get knocked up not her..i say THANK GOD!!!

Answer 17

no offence but thats odd,

i mean i stopped playing with dolls at the age of 10, boys were a lot more interesting

Answer 18

If only this was my only worry about my own child, I'd be a less stressed parent!

Tell your sister she should just be glad that her daughter is not out there running wild, taking drugs, getting drunk, having casual s*x, getting pregnant and not coming home!

If my 14 yr old son would stay home and play with trucks and cars instead of doing what he's doing, I wouldn't be complaining. I'd be relieved.

Answer 19

whats wrong with it shes using her imagination that should be encouraged

Answer 20

I am 17, and I don't know any of my friends that do that. It does seem a little strange to me, but like others have said she could be doing worse things. I would ask her why she wants to play with dolls. To me, it sounds like she is trying to get control on something, because she plays with the dolls and controls what they do.

Answer 21

She sounds normal to me.  Girls are so pressured to become "women" by the time they are 12 these days.  So that's the way her imagination shines through-so what.  She may be very maternal or feel the need to nurture something.  As long as she is interacting well with her friends and doing good in school-I'd let her be.

Answer 22

How is that any different than boys or men for that matter that still play video games? In my opinion it is fine.

Answer 23

Well, I wouldn't tell her not to. Maybe you should ask her why she enjoys it. If she really likes to play, I would let her. It is not bad. I think it is pretty normal. I know adults who still sleep with stuffed animals. I am pretty sure it is normal.

Answer 24

I don't see anything wrong with it, it might be something that she used to love to do so thats why she might still play with them

Answer 25

I don't think she should have to quit.  I still collect dolls as an adult and I've always loved dolls.  If she has real friends and is involved in normal teenage activities, then it's no big deal.  As least she isn't involved in drugs or s*x!

Answer 26

OOO just let her be. She'll grow out of it. She's having fun right? Just let her have fun while she's still young. Don't worry. Whats normal anyways.. EXACTLY!

Answer 27

it depends what her nature is in life... maybe she doesnt want the money used for the dolls to be wasted like put off to the side.... maybe she has a connection to the dolls, i still play with my stuff bunny and frog lol.

Answer 28

There are alot worse things that she could be doing.

Answer 29

I had a good laugh with this question...I'm very grown up and I still absolutely love my dolls.My husband and I are downsizing and I find it easier to part with anything else but my dolls.Even the Raggedy Annies wth missing limbs are my "treasures." Don't worry about your niece.She sounds like a great kid!

Answer 30

seems young to me? i mean there are 17 year old girls with hannah montana dolls. it is a little old but i dont think anything out the ordinary

Answer 31

I don't see anything wrong with it as long as she is in to other things