The girl looks more like a porcellaine doll than a human being. I'd never wish my girls looked like this. My younger daughter likes to make up (and sometimes steals mine) but I allow make-up only for concerts, and moderately. The elder is indifferent to all kinds of glamour and always makes fun of her schoolmates who aren't. I think some make up is useful for a woman, but not too much.
It's natural for most girls to play dress and put on lipstick, etc. I think it's okay, as long as it's in moderation. I never really did this as a child, but I'm strange. :) What kind of music does your younger daughter listen to? Does she drag you to concerts with her?
Oh, no, it's not about going out, it's about her on the stage:))) She's eight, and she dances in a children's folk dance group. They wear stage costumes (mostly national, Russian or other) and are encouraged to wear some make-up. I always suspect that dressing up and making up is at least half the reason she dances there at all:))) When they go out for kid parties, movies or theatre plays, I don't allow anything more than some translusent lip gloss. In winter it's a must, anyway.
Cool! I love these folk dance ensembles. I've watched some perform in the U.S. Some make-up for stage or photographic productions is understandable. Otherwise, people are completely washed out and almost invisible to the audience. Main thing is that they don't become porcelain dolls as you said. :)
What I really like in all this dancing - that they take part in contests, where they compete with their skills, not just looks. It's hard labour, and when they win (and older kids from our ensemble often do, in various dance festivals and contests), it's really their victory, and not their parents' and stylists'.
Yes, I agree. The children are being judged on talent, not just looks. This is a good thing. For a lot of these toddler pageants, the mothers are trying to live vicariously through their children. They are the ones pushing the young girls to compete. It's sad.
I think some make up is useful for a woman, but not too much.
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When they go out for kid parties, movies or theatre plays, I don't allow anything more than some translusent lip gloss. In winter it's a must, anyway.
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