<p>She has learned that "girls" are a group she belongs to, and that high heels will help her to emulate/conform to that group. Seems rather simple... </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 27, 2011 4:48 PM, "Mike Dougherty" <<a href="mailto:msd001@gmail.com">msd001@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
2011/12/27 spike <<a href="mailto:spike66@att.net">spike66@att.net</a>>:<br>
> Question: could this behavior be somehow hard wired into human brains? Has<br>
> anyone any speculations or theories that could explain why a little girl<br>
> would be inclined to wear something that is uncomfortable, impractical and<br>
> discouraged by her own parents?<br>
<br>
The first thought that came to my mind is that "high heels" make<br>
shorter women appear to be taller. Children generally want to be<br>
bigger because the perception of grown-ups is that they get to do<br>
anything they want. That only grown-up women "get to" wear such<br>
ridiculous footwear might be the allure. If mom isn't typically<br>
dressing this way as a role model, but mom also isn't the girly-girl<br>
that your 6yo niece wants to be - it could be that the odd shoes are<br>
valued for their novelty in the same way that a tiara would be.<br>
<br>
I don't have any nieces though, so I'm really just guessing from the<br>
perspective of basic observations of what you called "inscrutable<br>
beasts." :)<br>
<br>
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