The Managing Director called for an urgent meeting of all designers in the company.
“Hereafter, all baby clothes will have pockets and will be in all possible colours – not majorly pink and blue. Change the store layouts to make them more inclusive.”
“Is there a new directive on Diversity and Inclusion?”
“No. I’m bringing up a child, and know how they respond or react. They are individuals with strong minds of their own.”
“Then, we need new metrics for consumer behaviour too?”
“Yes, hire a child psychologist and parenting coach.”
His adopted daughter grinned from behind the conference room partition.
23 April 2021
Creative Experiments and More 
Somebody’s getting their way. Not sure baby pockets are such a good idea, but…
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I guess all of them get their way by just being cute 😍😍
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Great story. The daughter is quite strong-minded if she’s already dictating things. I predict she’ll be CEO before high school. 🙂
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There is a new breed of school going startup founders.
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Let me guess, his daughter is a child psychologist and/or parenting coach? My son and his wife just had a baby and they didn’t know what the gender would be during the pregnancy. They have a “woodlands” theme for the room and the baby’s clothes. It still seems weird to see pics of her in the neutral colors, but you know what, it’s a lot more peaceful looking than the bright pinks, yellows, greens, and blues of the “old style” baby clothes.
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Babies don’t see themselves for more than a year, so it is all about what parents would like to see on their precious gem.
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I recently read that they don’t want clothes separated by gender anymore but to have everything in one section. I believe that this was as a result of a little girl who wanted a toy which was meant for a boy.
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There is nothing to stop you from buying. I’ve bought blazers from men’s wear shops for ages.
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How did that whole color thing get started?
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I came across a video of a father asking to de-sexualize kids garments.
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https://www.fastcompany.com/1672751/how-pink-and-blue-became-gender-specific
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Thanks!
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Thanks for sharing this!
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An interesting perspective for sure.
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Thank you 😀
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An interesting take on the prompt.
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Thank you, Mason!
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You’re welcome.
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It’s a bit like going from one extreme to the other, but he is on a good way overall. 🙂
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Thanks 😀
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The new reality…
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Yes. Children are more assertive for sure…
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Sometimes I do think we overthink child psychology, but anything to make a buck or two!
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Everything is commercial. Pantone decides colors, manufacturers plan their production accordingly, and consumers are just compelled to use those.
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Dear Reena,
Children are definitely individuals. Not sure we should give into their every whim, though.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Discipline matters.
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Yup. Babies need a pocket to store their cigarettes
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Handkerchiefs?
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They have parents to blow their noses for them
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😃😃
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I like your story
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome 😉
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