What do I tell my 3 years old daughter when she ask me...?

Question

if she could go to Barbie?! she's crazy about Barbie, not the doll as much as the character in the Barbie movies. She has them all and she watches a movie every single day. Lately she started asking me if she could go to her. I have obsolutely no single idea what should be said!!?? any help is much appretiated. Thank you.

p.s: no blunt answers pls i.e: Barbie is not real.. etc.

Answer 1

tell her barbie is just a make believe character and if she uses her imagination she can go to her anytime. maybe buy her one of the dolls from her fav barbie movie. and you can start by talking for the doll then letting her do it. that is really cute! what a little sweety!

Answer 2

I would tell her the truth, that Barbie is just a cartoon and cartoon's are not real people,

or going by your last comment that you don't want to do that, perhaps tell her that Barbie only makes movies and doesn't go around to different towns, and that she lives really far away.

Answer 3

Take her to see a bimbo LOL  ie Dumb blonde, Fake blonde hair, heaps of make-up the typical barbie doll stereotype.

Answer 4

I dont see the problem, you just tell her that barbie is only on TV, no point in lying to the child she'll be made fun off when she goes to school if the other children think she thinks characters are real, my daughter is 3 and knows these are only TV characters

Answer 5

Explain to her that Barbie is a character, just like characters in cartoons.  They are real characters but not real people like us

Answer 6

My boys use to ask to meet spongebob or whatever so i did take them to see "spongebob" when he was in town but we have talked about how cartoons aren't real that they are make believe and everything and they were 2 years old when we had that conversation but they still sometimes wish they were real I guess and enjoy seeing the people in costume.  

Answer 7

maybe if you say that barbie lives in a wonderfull palace but she is always to buisy running the castle and no one knows where she lives or something along thoes lines  

Answer 8

what do u tell her about santa or the tooth fairy?

spin her a line about she has to be extra specially good and eat all her vegetables!!

then if shes lucky she will get to meet barbie!

then on her birthday get sum1 to dress up as barbie!

Answer 9

Take her to someone you know and say that person is Barbie, and get that person to play along. When she gets older, she'll realise it's all fairy tale and get over it. No use making her unhappy by telling her now.

Answer 10

this sounds really silly, but maybe you could tell her that barbies on holiday or something?

or maybe that she has moved house and hasn't left her address?

my mates sister wanted to go see barbie as she was the same as your daughter, im pretty sure thats what my mates mum told her daughter.

hope this is helpful to you :)

Answer 11

tell her Barbie is very busy and must keep working, and maybe write a letter to her (from barbie) saying i heard you would like to meet me etc, however i am very busy  ...... love from Barbie.

x

Answer 12

Tell her that Barbie is a very busy person and its not easy to meet her.  Keep your eyes peeled sometimes big stores have days where they have characters to promote toys.   My daughter met barbie this way.

Answer 13

Say

I am so sorry dear, but barbie lives too far away in imaginary land.

Answer 14

be honest with your daughter, at least thats my beliefs

Answer 15

shame i had the same problem when young kept climbing in drains to find the ninja turtles ! hahaha how embarrassing anyway tell her that where barbie lives is a magical place and she can only get there in her dreams  

Answer 16

Just tell her that barbie that she lives really far away. Watch the movies with her maybe turn it in to an arts and crafts project. Make a map of where barbie lives and explain that she lives in a very special land and the only way little girls can get there is in the dreams but the map will show her the way. ( sorry im a rather whimsical mother)  

Answer 17

You have to tell her that Barbie in the movie is just part of a story, like in a book, she is pretend/make-believe. She can't actually go see Barbie, but she can pretend that she is going to see Barbie in her imagination.

Young children shouldn't be made to deal with harsh facts of life like death or serious illness, but letting her believe that Barbie is not shielding her it is misleading her, and I'm pretty sure this can cause psychological problems in the future.

It is very important that children as young as three or even younger can differentiate between reality and imagination. You don't want her jumping out the window with a sheet tied to her neck after watching Super Man (this actually happened).