If being a princess-y girl is a bad thing, then I must be a ruined specimen. I thought I WAS Cinderella when I was two, believed I was Belle by the time I was five and spent the summer trying to swim with my ankles crossed, a la mermaids, for years. I personally think if a little princess turns into a spoiled young lady who believes every Beast turns into a Prince, there were probably some other issues beside the love of princesses that should have been addressed when she was growing up! On another note, my two year old boy is absolutely enthralled with Cinderella right now. ("Cinder-bella") We read the Disney book almost every day. And we don't discourage it. We definitely encourage him to be a boyish little guy and he plays with cars and tools for hours, but if he wants to admire a humble, unselfish girl who works hard for the benefit of others, we're all for that.