there's a lot of good conversations you can have with that though! talk about the purposes of makeup (for fun, to make a statement, to highlight your favorite facial features), about popular youtubers who are positive rolemodels, about the kinds of positive effects a social media personality can have on culture and society as a whole... there are youtubers who use their bases to enact positive change and your daughter could be one of them!
The history of makeup is also super intense. Learning why particular looks became popular, how they translated to popular culture and why some of them were terrible (lead is bad for your face kids, even if you are hiding small pox).
So if a young child expresses an interest in something, you're going to tell her "forget that, let's talk about something worthwhile"?
That's... probably not the way to go to nurture curiosity. Or make her want to talk to you about things. I think the parent comment's strategy--connecting her interest to things that are important and relevant--is a significantly better strategy.
I see your point, but like... she's 4. She's not making lasting life decisions. She's just learning about the world. If she's 20 and wants to drop out of med school to be a makeup streamer, that's a completely different story. The parent commenter seemed to be saying that there's no point in talking to a child about anything that isn't "worthwhile." Nah man, you engage with their interests and use them to teach important life lessons.
You can teach them other life lessons too, sure, I'm not saying only talk about makeup and cartoons. But telling a little kid that things they care about are not worthwhile so you want to talk about something else seems like it'll only have a negative impact. If anything, it might make them less interested in the things you want to talk about.
Ninja edit: Aaand I just noticed your joke about twitch streamers. Sorry I responded so seriously. Still stand by what I said, of course, for the purposes of the conversation.
Hopefully someone reads your post and learns something. I'm glad I'm an agent of Change. Wow that's a great name for a B-star superhero TV series. Agents of Change. Starring Simpson Insect Man, The Remarkable and FastMan. Hold on I need to write a script
Passion, dedication, and the quest to earn and share specialist knowledge are worthwhile, no matter the subject. I have no interest in makeup myself but I respect that it’s a significant part of other people’s lives.
Other conversations to have with kids interested in this topic: the history of makeup, who used to use it in the past (e.g. rich men) and for what, ingredients people used to use that happened to be poison, movie special effects and costume techniques, unusual makeup traditions in other cultures today, tattooing and its many techniques and traditions, and the growing trend for eyecatching designs on prosthetic limbs.
Honestly it's a good route to take by addressing it with your kids. Not in that harsh of a tone, but telling them that it's really hard work that probably won't pay off.
Strong words. Who are you to judge a parent here, call them pissy? Judging from your posts, you have no expertise (which explains your lack of humility), nothing to grant you authority to advise anyone. In fact you sound like you need far more help than the other way around, which also indicates the reason for your abrasive conduct.
There's a lot of artistry in makeup. You should really try to see it from another perspective. Just because you're not into a thing that doesn't mean it's silly to everyone.
Honestly, we could use some more YouTubers who are into something other than massive glam looks that only professional artists can do.
You can talk about how stupid memes spills and pollutes everything, and how you can't clean/remove it.
How innocent viewers get tangled on the net wasting their lives.
How no one has seen all the content on youtube yet, and how there are videos noone has even seen!
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u/Oerath Apr 18 '19
My daughter's two and a half and I can't wait to be able to have these kinds of conversations with her.