My daughter is becoming more and more interested in Barbies, Bratz, and all those other hoochie mama looking dolls on the market. She received a few for Christmas, but there hidden. I personally disagree with the way they look and the message they send young female children. I remember having several hoochie mama dolls when I was young and playing "stripper" with them. Jeez, Can a child help but think sexual about dolls that look like prostitutes?? I don't want my little girl playing with them. Some people think I'm being to harsh and taking a part of her childhood away from her by doing this. I don't mind her playing with dolls that look like dolls or normal people, but hoochie mama dolls are to much.

I hope to teach my daughter that this type of look, sex appeal, and extreme vanity is unnecessary and that she is naturally beautiful and natural beauty should be embraced and vanity put aside as superficial.

Am I being to hard...to sheltering, over protective????