What should 11 year old girl play with?

Question

Friends daughter has asked for a baby born doll and pushchair for christmas, her mum thinks that she's too old for it but I wonder if kids are being made to grow up quicker these days? The girl in question is a little immature for her age so are dolls like bratz and baby born too young for an 11 year old?

Answer 1

I don't think so if that is what she has asked for.  Children all grow up at different rates and should be allowed to follow their own growth rate.  When I was little in the 60's and 70's girls played with dolls until they hit their teens and nobody batted an eyelid.  My daughter is 10 and still plays with dolls happily.

Answer 2

I played with dolls until like 13 years old. Nothing wrong with her being 11 and wanting a doll.  

Answer 3

At that age I still played with my Baby Born and also had another doll made by the same people, I think it's called Chouchou or something and is weighted to feel more like a real baby. I still have it, it's really cute :D

Answer 4

Some people like to stay young. My friend Paige kept playing with dolls and stuff this year, just before her 15th birthday. And yes people are growing up way to fast.

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Answer 5

kids r just being kids if she wants it's u should buy it if makes her happy but at the same time just let her know she is growing up and need to become more mature  

Answer 6

Dolls for a 11 year old girl is not too old, I play with my dolls at the age of 11 years old. Some girls play dolls into there teens.  

Answer 7

By today's standards, yes, she's a little old for that, when you consider she is nearly at high school, if not already. Maybe sh has just a little developmental delay though.  I think children have enough stress and pressures being added onto them though, the longer you can keep them young the better!

Answer 8

yeah it could be worse if she wanted a real baby.buy her both i was still playing with dolls and barbies when i was 12.prams and dolls stuff are not that expensive in argos you can buy a pram with all the other stuff for about £50.

Answer 9

Let her enjoy her childhood.

She won't have it for much longer.

Anyway, most children get far too much stuff these days and just get tired or bored of what they have then just ignore it.

If she wants this that's fine as far as I can see.

Answer 10

Tell her about http://fruithero.com/ It is perfect for a girl her age.

Answer 11

i think it's fine to give an 11 year old a doll for christmas, if that's what she is happy with and really wants then let her have it. kids are being made to grow up to fast and not enjoy their childhood. she'll grow up soon enough. kids want to grow up fast but when you're adults you want to be kids again.  

Answer 12

No, she's not too old. She wants the doll. Let her have the doll. Back in the 60s (my mom said, since she grew up in the 60s) girls played with dolls regularly until they were like 13 or 14, and then played them still sometime in High School! I'm 11-years old and still play American Girl dolls almost everyday, and sometimes with Barbies (and sometimes baby dolls, though mostly American Girl and sometims Barbie). I think the world is trying to make kids grow up too fast. And be glad she doesn't want a real baby at this age (at like, 20 would be fine, though). Hope I helped!  

Answer 13

no, I played with dolls when I was 11.  

Answer 14

I was still playing with my dolls and barbies until I was about 13 years old.

Children are forced to grow up fast too early these days.

If that is really what she wants then I would buy them for her

Answer 15

I still played with dolls when I was 11, she's not too old for it.

Answer 16

I'd buy it - it's not doing any harm.

Answer 17

I still played with dolls when I was 11 lol! She'll grow out of it quickly when she moves to secondary school. If she's going to secondary school this September, she might change her mind by the time it gets to November. Children grow up quickly when they hit their new school.

I was crazy about dolls in year 6 but grew out of it in year 7.

Then again, she might still want one. Baby borns and pushchairs are expensive if she's going to grow out of it quickly though. Perhaps advise your friend to get her the doll and not the pushchair. She's still got four months to decide!

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