Pretty much what everyone else said -- I never cut my dolls' hair or drew on things, but I did undress my Madame Alexander dolls and brush their hair (effectively ruining their preset hairstyles). I've never been a doodler like that, and cutting seems so permanent!
The boys both drew on things (Jake more than Ben), although neither of them ever agressively damaged anything. I just made it clear that they better be sure they liked it, because they weren't going to get replacements. Sara hasn't cut a doll's hair yet, but she does write on things sometimes -- my yoga ball now has a smiley face, for instance. We've talked about where to draw and where not to, and now that she's a little older, she's stopped. (Mostly because she has her paper and little notebooks, I think.)
Toy Story/Sid horrified me, but it was meant to. Most kids are going to take it that far. I would, however, put away the special dolls, unless you make sure you supervise her while she plays with them, simply to let her know they're *yours* and you have different parameters for how to play with toys.
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Date: 2009-01-07 03:12 pm (UTC)The boys both drew on things (Jake more than Ben), although neither of them ever agressively damaged anything. I just made it clear that they better be sure they liked it, because they weren't going to get replacements. Sara hasn't cut a doll's hair yet, but she does write on things sometimes -- my yoga ball now has a smiley face, for instance. We've talked about where to draw and where not to, and now that she's a little older, she's stopped. (Mostly because she has her paper and little notebooks, I think.)
Toy Story/Sid horrified me, but it was meant to. Most kids are going to take it that far. I would, however, put away the special dolls, unless you make sure you supervise her while she plays with them, simply to let her know they're *yours* and you have different parameters for how to play with toys.