Category Archives: Princesses

Going public

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

One blog-reader wrote me about her family’s Halloween experience this year, and it is SUCH a great story that I asked her to be a guest blogger for today. Here is her story: *** Last night, my 4-year-old son “went … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, Holidays, Parenting, Princesses, Stereotypes | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mixing it up – toywise

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

The big news this week is that Harrods, the famed London department store, opened its first gender-neutral toy store, designed by Shed Design. “The London department store commissioned the multi-million pound Toy Kingdom to be grouped by theme rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, pink, Princesses, Shopping, Social construction, The boy box, The space between, Toys | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Warrior Princesses

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

This picture is making the rounds on Facebook the last couple days. I could definitely see my own four year-old daughter asking this question; one of her favorite books is Brave Margaret, in which the heroine, faced with a sea … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Femininity, Gender complexity, Princesses, Social construction | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments