My daughter wants to be "Hannah Montana"?

Question

My daughter (7) has gone past a normal obsesion with this popstar. She now dresses like her and sings her songs constantly, she has every single one memorized. She does all of the dances that hannah does in her videos and she wont stop complaining and crying if she misses one show.

She has started to talk with a slight souther accent and I am worried that my daughter is loosing her real personality and trying to become hannah montana. I dont know what to do.

Answer 1

Its a phase.

Let it run its course.

The more you try to force her to stop acting like hannah montana, the more she is going to want to.

If you just let it be and let her gradually get over it, it'll be a lot easier on you and her.

Answer 2

i wud have a talk with her and be like "everyone needs to be their own person and you should be yourself and not act like hannah montana"

idk just talk with her about it

good luck =]

Answer 3

It could be worse; she could want to be Brittney Spears or one of the Bratz.

Seriously, this is fairly normal for little girls.  Try tunrning of the show for a while.  Maybe plan something for the two of you to do, but tell her it has to be HER, not Hannah.  

On the other hand, you could go the other direction and treat her like she is HM, but to the extreme.  Be twice as annoying with it as she is and maybe she'll drop it.

Answer 4

Well, if your serious she needs help.

Answer 5

it could be worse... when i was 7 i wanted to be madonna... i had the hair, jelly shoes and everything!  have the cable/satellite cut off and schedule an appointment with a family therapist.  try to get some serious family time in.  take the focus off of worldly things and put it back into the family unit and she should go back into a normal 7 year old rhythm soon.  also, try interesting her in sports, ballet, gymnastics or something at the local boys and girls club or ymca.  good luck!

Answer 6

My daughter was the same way with Britney Spears and the Olsen twins...I just reminded her that they would be on the cover of magazines in no time drugged out and  busted up and WHAAALA!  Not two years later, all three were splattered on the covers of mags.  Now my daughter just enjoys being HERSELF....

Answer 7

My six year old is the same way. She LOVES her!

I think it is cute but I have to bring her down to earth sometimes - turn off Disney channel and make her focus on on other things. It's just temporary until the next thing that comes along....

Enjoy this time.

Answer 8

Don't worry, it'll pass.  When I was younger, I got obsessed with the Lion King, stuffed animals, MapleStory - oh, that addiction was particularly horrible.  But it all passed.  I even got brave enough to delete MapleStory.  Don't worry if she sings the songs constantly - although, if she's off-key, it might be a bit painful - I do that all the time.  Not Hannah Montana, of course, other songs.  

It's just an obsession - a scary obsession, but an obsession nonetheless.  She will not lose her real personality, I can guarantee you.  One day, she'll get bored of this and stop.

Answer 9

it is ok for her to think that she thinks HM is her idol but the obsession is kinda scary. if you dont really want her to be exactly like hannah montana talk her out of it. tell her be who you really are but still she can be a great fan a the show. when i was like her age i was obsessed w/ her too but i kinda grew out of it but i still like the show.

Answer 10

ahh I know your pain. My 10 year old is also the same way. But I know it will pass. She also was hooked on the Olson Twins and that passed as did the Bratz. It's all just a matter of time before someone or somethng else cooler comes along to take up time and space in their rooms lol. I do limit the access though. She is allowed to have posters, a movie and cd but she is limited to how much adn when she can watch and listen to them.

I also make sure that she is exposed to other things around her and involded in other things so that she finds herself. Believe me I am really hoping the Hannah Montana fades fast I dont know how much longer i can deal with the fake laugh that sounds just like her haha

Answer 11

First off I feel your pain. I also have a 7 year old daughter who has become obsessed with HM. I honestly think it is a phase, it will pass. Even though it is scary to think maybe our daughters are trying to hard to be someone else. It is a normal behavior. Just always make sure to praise your daughter when she is being herself and try to limit the HM time. Thats what I have started to do and my daughter is already begining to calm down a little bit. Good luck!!!

Answer 12

its just a fase.  She will get over it once hannah montana is canceled or is not popular anymore.  I want to be hannah montana. lol but i am 13 and not really wanna be her. Just like her.  Like i want her role.  I want to be on disney channel, an actress and singer. But not REALLY her. but im sure she will get over it soon

Answer 13

When I first saw the title of your question, I thought  "Don't they all?" But what you've described sounds serious. Try to ask your daughter WHY she wants to be Hannah Montana so much. You will probably get an answer like, "Because she's the coolest sing/actress ever!" Then ask her what's wrong with being herself. Again, you'll probably get an answer like ,"I'm not a singer!" or, "I'm not famous!" If this is the response you get, tell her that is doesn't matter if she doesn't sing or is famous, she is who she is and that will never change, so tell her that she shouldn't waste so much time trying to be like Hannah Montana. After all, she is a human being, too, like all of us.

Good luck!

Answer 14

Boy I know the feeling.  Mine is crazy for her but I won't allow her to go that far.  We have talked to her about the importance of being herself and being proud of who she is.  I would probably sit down with her and ask her if she thinks Miley's life is really like what she sees on t.v.  Depending on what she says you could discuss the differences, like do you think normal people have t.v. camera's taping them in their home all the time, etc.  See if your daughter can differentiate between fiction and fact.  If she's got a good grasp on it then talk to her about scaling down a bit or limiting how much Hannah you can talk.  I just explained to my daughter that although I like Hannah I love to see my Gabrielle more.  

Here's a recent article on Miley that talks about how she got the part and towards the bottom it's more personal and even states she still has to make her own bed.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/20/arts/t...

Answer 15

First off, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Thats actually really funny if you look at it from a stranger's point of view.

Second, you need to see a counselor, therapist, or something. THis sounds seriouss (as hilarious as it is).

Maybe try doing something extreme, such as turning off Disney temporarily. She may be very upset but its going to help. Even if she is only 7 try asking her about it. Hope I helped! HAHAHA bye

Answer 16

This is probably because she has been exposed to the "Hannah Montana" media hype too much. Limit her to how much she can watch Hannah Montana and encourage her to do what she wants to do, not what Hannah would do.

Don't worry, even I went through a Hannah Montana phase and I'm thirteen!

And just be glad she doesn't want to be Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton.

Answer 17

It's cute

Take pictures and video

In five years take them out, she will be so embarrass

It's cute

Answer 18

She'll grow out of it as soon as soon as the whole Hannah Montana fad is over.

Answer 19

My daughter wanted to be Baby Spice.  She also knew all the songs and dance moves.  Your daughter will likely outgrow this phase.  My daughter now laughs when she sees pictures of herself acting like Baby Spice.

Answer 20

It will pass trust me, My daughter was all about Hillary Duff, like 4 years ago she got over it. She still likes her but she's not obsessed anymore. (she's watching the Lizzie McGuire movie right now)

She's now into boys so on to Zac Efron, she' 15 y. now so you got a few more years before she gets into boys