Naked Barbie Dolls

Handle what??? She was doing nothing wrong or indecent. She is an innocent child playing. I do not see anything needs to be handled.

Barbies come with clothes?? ;-)

My daughter is 13 now and doesn't play with them anymore but her Barbies were always naked. She complained that the clothes were too hard to put back on. I never stressed about it because honestly I don't recall my Barbies having clothes either when I was little. LOL!

Don't worry about it. She probably saw you and hubby kissing or just about anyone for that matter when you have been out. She is just mimicking what she sees….the kissing I mean =-)

HA -my mother found all of my Barbies exactly as I left them in a playroom closet after I quit playing with them. They were all naked, and I had even cut up an old wig and taped pubes on them! I didn't do that until I was around 8 or 9 though ;-)

I wouldn't think too much about it. Barbies are naked quite a bit when kids play with them. Has she seen movies or tv shows she probably shouldn't that contain sexual content? You could ask her what "naked kissing" means, and she'll probably tell you they're kissing while naked, SILLY! I would really ignore it and go on. I had no idea what the finite details of sex were, but my Barbies were almost always naked with Ken and at least one of them was always pregnant with a Weeble baby tucked under a large Barbie shirt! I know at 4, I LOVED to be naked myself and was quite the streaker, so I naturally felt like all of my dolls and stuffed animals would want to be naked as well.

Wow, not allowing naked dolls because there are boys in the house seems a bit much.

I wouldn't react at all. What were the dolls doing? They were naked, and they were kissing, therefore - naked kissing. My son found a few dolls at daycare - I think it was a doctor and nurse, didn't have clothes that go on and off though - and he used to make them kiss. He called them mommy and daddy. I actually thought this was sweet.

This can help set how your daughter views nudity and taboos.

My daughter did the same this week and i didn't think anything of it. First, the dolls were naked for some time, so she didn't take off their clothes specifically, and she had them kissing and saying "happily ever after". Aside from my cynicism of "happily ever after", lol, i thought this pretty innocent.

But we're very casual about nudity at home, so a naked doll wouldn't a big deal.

I wouldn't say anything-its normal. She probably sees more than that on T.V. in commercials whether you limit it or not or realize it or not. I think you are jumping the gun a little -let her be a kid and leave it at that. Just keep an eye on it and don't have a reaction to it.

i would say 'okay' and walk away.
if she asked questions i'd answer 'em.
but she's not.
so be as casual as she is.
khairete
S.

My daughter's barbie dolls always end up naked, whether or not they are kissing. It's hard to put those teeny-tiny clothes back on the doll! I probably wouldn't attach any meaning to the fact that the dolls are naked. If you take a look around your house right now, a majority of your daughter's dolls are probably naked and they will be naked tomorrow and the day after that as well. So, don't worry about the naked part.

As for the dolls kissing, well, your daughter has probably seen you kissing your husband (I don't know what your romantic life is like right now so sorry if I am making the wrong assumption), so she is having her dolls copy that. I'm sure there is nothing deeper going on there other than she happened to used naked dolls to have them act like they are kissing like she has seen mommy and daddy do. To me, this is perfectly okay and a natural part of a little girl's development, so it doesn't need to be addressed.

Just my own thoughts on the subject.

We had three girls, and none of the barbies had clothes on, alamost never. I would just let it go.

M.

"Naked Barbies" is how we refer to the all Barbies my daughter had over the years. They were rarely dressed - almost always naked! My now 14 yr old had about 30 Barbies (I think I only bought one of them - the rest were all gifts) I rarely saw any of them dressed. I think they are just too difficult for small fingers to get all the clothes on and stay on. Even her baby dolls were rarely dressed. As a matter of fact we recently cleaned out the finished basement to get rid of the kid-toys (our kids are now teens) and found all the nake babies. We had given away all the naked Barbies a few years ago.

Now, as it regards your 4 yr old who was actually having them "naked kissing" - which is kind of cute - and isn't a bad thing as long as Barbie and Ken were married at the time! (hahaha.) Dont' stress about this too much. I would ask her what she knows about naked kissing - if it comes up in natural conversation at some point. It seems that she has some awareness that "naked kissing" takes place so she either heard a little friend at pre-school discussing it, or she peaked in and saw you and dad naked kissing, or she happened to see HBO at 8:00 when they have very eye-opening shows on!!!

Don't be nervous about talking about "naked kissing" with your child. 4 is the perfect age for you to begin instilling your values into your child about sex without having to provide details about sex. At age 4 my kids knew that mommies have wombs where babies grow and that dads & moms have a special way to show their love to eachother that is only for dads & moms and sometimes a baby is started when they are loving eachother. That's all they need to know at this point unless they ask more questions - and even then - keep it really simple and easy to understand.

There will come a time when your kids won't want to know your opinion and won't ask you questions - so the values and information that you've poured in to their little heard and minds when they're small will be the only voice you'll get. Sometimes by 13 or 14 it's too late to get your values in to your kids. So the earlier you start the better.

Relax and have fun - this is such a precious time in their lives. They still think you're wonderful and intelligent - so take advantage!!!!

I wouldn't worry about it. In her mind she's probably thinking, they are naked and they are kissing. I doubt there are any sexual thoughts there. I don't know about your house but Barbie is always naked in our house. Her clothes are so hard to get back on! :)

I do understand your concern though. For a couple months our four year old son would take our daughters naked Barbie’s in his room. When I would see them I would just say, Oops, Sissy forgot her Barbie's in your room and would put them in our daughters room. I told my husband about it and was wondering why he wanted them. One night before bedtime he had one under his pillow. He told me he liked to feel her hair. When he was a baby he would play with the back of his hair when he would drink his bottle, he still plays with the back of his hair sometimes and if he sits next to me on the couch, he'll put his arm around me and play with my hair. I think he's going to be a hair stylist when he grows up. Sorry for my rambling but my point is I thought it could be something sexual and it turned out to be totally innocent.

I wouldnt worry about it

She is 4, she is normal.... there is nothing to handle.

I would be more concerned with creating a stigma with nudity in her mind if you over analyze it.

If you act like it is something taboo, it will peak her interests more and in the long run might make her ashamed of her body.

We've always been very open at our house about nudity (no we don't run around naked) but it is not something taboo or to be ashamed of.

Let her be normal.

Don't think that there is anything to handle. Sounds like she has to have seen or heard this somewhere. I'd be curious enough to ask where but if you start explaining things like this to her now your likely to be opening a whole new can of worms. Children are good at "asking" about stuff when they are ready and even then it's amazing just how much info they don't need or want. Most time just a quick child appropriate answer does the trick. If you start to notice a fixation of the subject then it would be time to set the record straight and give some details about the sex subject but at age 4 I think it's just play. Only concern would be where she is getting her information.
C.

If the clothes are removable, the dolls end up naked.
Just tell her her dolls are getting cold and they'd like to wear clothes again.

Most kids strip their dolls and continue to play with them. I wouldn't make a big fuss but say something like "Naked kissing...why would they do that!" while making a weird face to show you think it is "odd"...remember she is four. Then start to walk away and see what she says.

Watch for continued play in this way and see if more occurs.

Sorry, I am still laughing at Julie B's reply....

Anyway, its very normal at that age to strip barbie and ken for that matter. I am sure it was as innocent as she has stated, naked kissing. I would just let it go.

I would not go into great detail. But I would tell her that God created men and woman to grow up and get married and that grown up love is for people that are married to each other. There's really nothing wrong with the feelings she is exploring. She just needs it put in context. But I wouldn't let her see that it bothers you. So long as she isn't withdrawn or acting out in a way that would make you nervous that someone could have touched her. It doesn't sound like it though. She's just growing up :)

i remember doing that as a kid...at that age i'd leave it alone, maybe take her to the library and find a book on her level that explains enough to satisfy her curiousity (without over informing) what she is doing, she may not know or she may have accidently seen this behaviour somewhere.

I would just let it go and not say anything unless it becomes more frequent and maybe more "involved". I totally agree with the other two posts. Kids know much more than we give them credit for and if you start questioning her she'll start to ask more questions and get more curious.

I stopped allowing barbies in my house because my kids never kept the clothes on and I have boys too.

I didn't read all the replies, but my first thought was that maybe she saw mommy and daddy naked kissing and figured it was okay. Most kids use barbies to role play and that may be what she was doing. Nothing seriously wrong, however you may want to explain that only if Barbie and Ken are married should they naked kiss. Not sure if this was helpful. Good luck and God Bless.