This whole Disney Princess thing has gotten rather out of control, as you can tell around Halloween, where virtually every little girl is dressed up as a Disney princess or other character!  For example, a girl I babysit for is wearing a mermaid costume, and I’m willing to bet I’ll see plenty of Belles, Auroras, and Cinderellas that night too.

I think it’s good to encourage girls to dress up as non-stereotypical, non-girly characters for Halloween.  There are plenty of good girls’ Halloween costumes that aren’t helpless Disney princesses.  For example, how about dressing your daughter in a Wonder Woman costume?  Talk about teaching girls to be strong and self-reliant!  Jessie from Toy Story and one of the female characters from X-Men are other good choices for breaking the damsel-in-distress stereotype to pieces this Halloween.

Just because you have a little girl doesn’t mean Disney Princess is your only choice on Halloween.  There are plenty of other strong, creative costume choices available — from stores and online, as well as wherever your imagination will take you!

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