“Children want to imitate Anna and Alyssa from frozen”, says a Tiara birthday party organizer. But aren’t we brought up on a diet of stories revolving around Cinderella and Snow white? The story of ‘Princesses’ surfaces the moral and righteous virtues. But we are busy focusing on imitating the costumes and not the character. Princesses don’t pout and pose for selfies, they are known for perseverance, endurance, generosity and astuteness. And these money-making machines which are worse than the toxic plastic suppliers from China are not going to teach this to our children. It’s …show more content…
Bhooshan Shukla cautions that parents must be aware of consequences of such actions that are termed ‘just for fun’. It is not surprising when a 14-year-old tries to be attractive and think about herself as a merchandise. Parents are substituting money for love. ‘I don’t have time, but I have a tab’, ‘I can’t play with you in the park, but I can buy an expensive toy that you will be busy fondling for a week’. ‘I won’t be there on your birthday, but I can throw you a lavish party’, ‘I can buy you a fancy bike, but I lack time to teach you how to ride it, ‘and because I lack parenting skills, I will surrogate my presence with all the products and services that are sold under the tag ‘for kids’ for you.’
Is an affluent society insidious to childhood? I don’t want to be responsible for conditioning them to wait for grand gestures to believe they are loved. Kids don’t need streamers, themes, beauty products and luxurious treatment. Childhood is dirtying in sand and mud, bruising your knees and elbows and basking in the creamy-chocolaty