I want to spend a little time discussing my kidlet, because this is, after all, my blog and it's the one I intend to keep up.
Bella is 6 and a half. Just ask her. ;)
Many people know that Little Miss is sassy and smart and kind-hearted. She's also a lover of music and technology, and her favorite pastimes are reading and drawing. Currently, her favorite movie is Big Hero 6, and it's given her a renewed interest in Math, because it dawned on her that if she gets really good at math, she can work in robotics and engineering.
Color me impressed, as usual.
Her favorite character from Big Hero 6 is GoGo Tomago, resident independent bike-rider, kick ass driver, and strong female.
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Previously, and in order from age 2 through 6, her favorites were:
Age 2-3 - Tiana from The Princess and the Frog, resident smart cookie, kick butt chef, minority business woman in 1920s New Orleans, and strong female.
Age 3-4 - Rapunzel from Tangled, resident artist, nerd, reader kid who believes in dreams, and strong female.
Age 4-6 - Merida from Brave, resident strong-willed princess, bad ass archer who doesn't feel marriage is required to be a valid individual, and strong female.
Are we sensing a theme?
Strong female characters with strong personalities, whose stories do not center on a male character. Strong ladies who have spunk and backbone and opinions and thoughts of their own making.
I love this about her; I love that she's drawn to this kind of character. I love that the characters themselves are very different from one another. Rapunzel's something of a girlie girl, Tiana is working too hard to worry about being girly, and Merida is the definition of a tomboy, but they are all smart and in command of their own lives.
It's always been a goal for me, as the mother of a young girl, to foster strength and courage in her, and I'd like to consider this a sign that we're doing something right.
Until next time,
A
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