Why your daughters should be looking up to them Basic Themes of some Princesses Belle Mulan Anna Elsa Dont judge a book by its cover Dont let society shape who you become True love is not always what it ID: 372977
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Disney Princesses
Why your daughter(s) should be looking up to themSlide2
Basic Themes of (some) Princesses
Belle
Mulan
Anna Elsa
Don’t judge a book by it’s cover
Don’t let society shape who you become
True love is not always what it
seemsSlide3
What can be learned
Independence
Bravery
KindnessFriendshipLoveCompassionStrength
Images from disneyworld.disney.go.comSlide4
What age groups benefit
Girls ages 2-8 can get a head start in learning the pro-social behaviors that each Disney Princess exhibits
Girls ages 9-13 start picking up the deeper messages Disney is portraying and can actually understand what they mean
Young woman can also gain great advice from the messages within each of the movies and can take those messages and apply them to every day lifeSlide5
Meet the PrincessesSlide6
Belle
Book worm
Sacrifices herself for her father’s sake
Shows kindness and patience to someone people are afraid ofDefends those who are out casedSlide7
Mulan
Sacrifices herself for her father and her family’s sake
Saves her entire country with the risk of being killed
Breaks traditional/racial/gender boundariesSlide8
Anna
Learns that “true love” isn’t always about finding the perfect guy
Sacrifices herself for her sister’s sake
Never gives up even when all of the odds are against herSlide9
Elsa
Learns that love is something that can solve virtually any problem
Once she allows herself to be who she really is, she learns that that is what will make her truly happySlide10
Why is this important?Slide11
Children and how they react the what they watch
Children are very susceptible to displaying actions and behaviors in the types of movies/television they watch
When a child watches good behavior in someone they idolize, they will most likely follow the lead and act like the character
When a young girl watches any princess she learns that she is not only beautiful on the outside, she is beautiful in every aspect of her lifeSlide12
What about the critics?Slide13
Every threat has a target
Because Disney is such a major corporation worldwide, there are MANY smaller companies who want to try to take it down
Most of the critics such as “Belle is trapped in a violent relationship”, “All of their problems are solved with ‘true loves kiss’”, and “All they care about is beauty” all are looking at the extreme surfaces of what Disney is showing
Non of those claims are actually as simple as they soundSlide14
Belle
Beauty and the Beast has always had some negative feedback because of the aggressive nature of Beast
There are claims that this teaches girls to accept poor treatment
Thinking about what Belle actually does is nothing of that nature howeverBelle takes the time to understand why Beast is so angry, shows him kindness, and is able to bring out the best in himSlide15
Mulan
Mulan has always been a hard worker around the house to help her mother and her disabled father
She hates the fact that she can’t provide for her family the way a man can
As soon as she learns her father has to go to war, she disguises herself and takes his place instead to make sure he doesn’t hurt himself further
Even though Mulan is a woman, she is still able to withstand every task a man can and ended up saving her entire countrySlide16
Anna
Anna never gave up on trying to have a relationship with her sister Elsa
She always had a good attitude about life and was willing to spread that to everyone she met
When Elsa runs away, Anna stops at nothing to help bring her home safely despite how hard Elsa has tried to push her awayAnna realizes that the real form of true love can be found in loving your friends and family and it doesn’t have to be from finding “the one”Slide17
Elsa
Elsa embodies every girl who has to fit into every mold they are placed in perfectly; they have to act this way, dress like this, and never do this
Once Elsa breaks free of that hold, she realizes just how happy she is with herself
She also realizes that she can’t shut people out in fear that they might not accept her for who she really is
She learns that the people who love you deeply will always accept you and care for you Slide18
Conclusion
Images from disneyworld.disney.go.comSlide19
Although not every Disney Princess was discussed in this presentation, you can see that your children can learn great, intelligent, and important lessons from each of the princesses
Disney is also one of the most family oriented companies in the world so you can be sure that there are no hidden messages in their movies like many critics like to assumeSlide20
“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.”
Walt Disney