A photo: Getty Images The researchers at Brigham Young University have come to a disappointing conclusion: playing princess dolls is harmful. It can form false and dangerous stereotypes in the head of a little girl. The attraction of pretty fairy-tale characters, which seem harmless to most parents, is actually fraught with a threat. During the study, scientists observed 200 preschoolers. "60% of the interviewed girls admitted that they play with princess dolls at least once a week. And only 4% of boys play with cartoon characters with the same regularity, "the Daily Mail quotes the words of Professor Sarah Coyne. And everything would be nothing, play themselves and play. However, according to scientists, such a strong passion for heroines of cartoons negatively affects the rational thinking of little girls.A photo: Getty Images They begin to measure their lives with the plot of the fairy tale, to deny everything that contradicts the status of the princess: "We are faced with the fact that such girls who are under such a powerful influence of gender stereotypes because of games and cartoons are experiencing serious difficulties in real life, continues Sarah. "They think that they will not achieve anything in the exact sciences, they do not want to be engaged in applied sciences, as it is possible to get dirty during the experiments." At the same time, scientists do not forbid once and for all to say goodbye to the princesses. Only advise parents to expand the circle of interests of their daughters.

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