tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post3493075918423686458..comments2023-11-24T02:08:01.522-07:00Comments on ReMarkable Home: Let Them Wear Pink! {a mother’s thoughts on encouraging our children’s unique selves}Emily @ RemarkableHomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17404237532836739692noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-46268213736918020482014-01-18T08:12:02.705-07:002014-01-18T08:12:02.705-07:00Absolutely Emily! It's just a color! Direct yo...Absolutely Emily! It's just a color! Direct your family to this article. I hope he has a great birthday and loves his pink cake!!Emily @ RemarkableHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404237532836739692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-46786610943393355632014-01-18T05:30:59.710-07:002014-01-18T05:30:59.710-07:00I just found this page doing a google search for &...I just found this page doing a google search for "how to incorporate pink into a boy's cake"! My son is turning three and he says he wants a pink cake! IHe loves pink. I've been trying to figure out a way to use pink and still make it look "boyish" but the heck with it, maybe I should just let him have a pink cake regardless of what extended family might say :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061729945631731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-26195342522545171142014-01-18T05:28:58.593-07:002014-01-18T05:28:58.593-07:00I just found this page doing a google search for &...I just found this page doing a google search for "how to incorporate pink into a boy's cake"! My son is turning three and he says he wants a pink cake! IHe loves pink. I've been trying to figure out a way to use pink and still make it look "boyish" but the heck with it, maybe I should just let him have a pink cake regardless of what extended family might say :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061729945631731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-55960494392817674022013-10-06T12:20:05.238-06:002013-10-06T12:20:05.238-06:00My grandson is very much a rough, tough, skateboar...My grandson is very much a rough, tough, skateboarding, daredevil and wears pink with even thinking about it being "pink". When I pick him up from school it is not unusual to see other boys wearing pink too. I don't think the wearing of pink has the stigma as much as it use too. Also, as some one else pointed out pink use to be for boys, it was a marketing scam to designate pink for girls, blue for boys. sweetxnanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18166630236943384065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-44299592690525760282013-08-29T13:27:09.103-06:002013-08-29T13:27:09.103-06:00Great post Emily. You should check out Pigtail Pal...Great post Emily. You should check out Pigtail Pals and Ballcap Buddies. It is a great site that talks about empowering boys and girls. One of my favorite phrases fro there that I have taught my young kids to say is "Colors are for everyone!". Alisarusted sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378114079276596136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-76439510254530616192013-08-16T18:39:20.933-06:002013-08-16T18:39:20.933-06:00Remember, it wasn't that long ago that if a gi...Remember, it wasn't that long ago that if a girl wore pants (mens clothing)people thought something was "wrong" with them - if their parents even allowed it. Coco Chanel was a champion of changing how women dress - with comfort and style - but it took quite a while for people to think it is normal. What I don't get is - if you look back say, 500 years, men wore heels and skirts and dress type garments all the time - to include wigs! Heck, the "Forefathers" of the United States wore heels! <br />Momma Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504870066319851490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-71540514758975180932013-07-26T19:15:05.239-06:002013-07-26T19:15:05.239-06:00In the 1800's pink was for boys and blue was f...In the 1800's pink was for boys and blue was for girls. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584886441587416640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-39777653149325903772013-06-06T13:02:27.747-06:002013-06-06T13:02:27.747-06:00that's princesses are important...that's princesses are important...Emily @ RemarkableHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404237532836739692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-90043692683329941832013-06-06T13:01:29.185-06:002013-06-06T13:01:29.185-06:00You are so right, Lindsay. As society has pushed ...You are so right, Lindsay. As society has pushed to empower girls and help them succeed, boys have kinda been left in the dust. Boys are failing in education and we are turning out too many young men with no direction or drive. It is a big problem. My very creative son has loved to dress up in girls' clothes for a long time. Girls' clothes are alot more fun than boys. Their heels click on the ground, the skirts twirl, their accessories allow for creativity. boys' clothes are boring in comparison. He hasn't done it lately, but I am betting its more because we tried to discourage it for a time. He also likes to play the girls' parts when acting out a movie or in pretend play. Girls are the heroines of our animated and children's movies and TV shows. There are so few great boy characters. Princes are important, princes are just a side character. <br /><br />Society doesn't bat an eye when a girl wears a typically male outfit or engages in typically male activities, like playing with legos or participating in sports. But if a boy wants to dance or play with dolls he is considered feminine. <br /><br />It's definitely something that needs to change in society. Let kids be who they want to be! My oldest son played with dolls as a child. And guess what! He isn't gay or feminine in the least. But he is very loving and has a tender, nurturing heart. We need to stop judging kids. That's the bottom line.Emily @ RemarkableHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404237532836739692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-71285211146433931792013-06-06T12:15:33.169-06:002013-06-06T12:15:33.169-06:00Thank you for this article. I feel like there is ...Thank you for this article. I feel like there is so much emphasis on female empowerment that we forget about the boys and the gender pigeon holes they face. Even when you as a parent try to support them, it is difficult when other people force thoughts. This past fall, while visiting a children's area of a museum, both my kids found themselves busy in the folk dancing area. There were vests and skirts for kids to wear while they mimicked a video of the dancing. Both my children chose the voluminous skirts because they are much more fun to dance around in than a vest. I had several people comment on my cute "daughters" and ask how old they were. I responded, my daughter is 3 1/2 and my son is 18 months. The looks I got from the response were astounding, but I didn't care because he was having fun. I do wonder how something similar would affect him if he were older and aware of the looks.Lindsay RC Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833973872391597686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-86227232407506658352013-06-03T16:07:58.145-06:002013-06-03T16:07:58.145-06:00very interesting!!very interesting!!Emily @ RemarkableHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404237532836739692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-31280805463560513752013-06-03T16:07:37.533-06:002013-06-03T16:07:37.533-06:00thanks:)thanks:)Emily @ RemarkableHomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404237532836739692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-15701033805923259042013-05-30T11:29:06.484-06:002013-05-30T11:29:06.484-06:00In Early Childhood Education we talked about this ...In Early Childhood Education we talked about this one day, because pink is a color that doesn't occur as much in nature (usually just flowers) its one of the colors all children are drawn to more frequently than colors like green, blue that are seen more often in nature. Orange is another one. Especially bright versions of those colors. Boys especially like pink at young ages (and in our cases with no daughters in our households, its not a color they're around a lot) making it something different, and fun. Boys are conditioned not to like it, so most give up things like that, dress up, playing kitchen, etc. as well. None of these things are quote girl things. Men cook, men dress up (in uniforms or fancy clothes), men are creative. Parents and teachers need to be more fearless in encouraging kids to be themselves, or like things for themselves, as long as these aren't dangerous or a negative influence, we should be encouraging all they do. Thanks for the reminder! Bart and Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899589860417976768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648396028210882400.post-52429165150545101612013-05-29T23:43:09.793-06:002013-05-29T23:43:09.793-06:00Well put! What a fantastic article!Well put! What a fantastic article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com