Should We Not Dress Girls In Pink?

Ask a little girl what her favourite colour is, and chances are she'll shout 'pink.' How different it was in the early 1900s, when blue was for girls and pink for boys. DressMaker magazine agreed. The preferred colour to dress young boys in is pink. Blue is reserved for girls as it is considered paler, and the more dainty of the two colours, and pink is thought to be stronger.

But some commentators now believe pink dominates the upbringing of little girls, and this may be damaging. Sue Palmer, author of Toxic Childhood, says the 'total obsession' with pink stunts girls' personalities. She says we are creating little fluffy pink princesses, an image of girliness, that is very specific and which some girls don't want to go along with, but due to overwhelming peer pressure, are having to conform to.