I work with preschoolers, every day there is a wedding. They are also pirates, mermaids, cats, dogs, dinosaurs, etc. Weddings are part of playing house and pretending to be families. Sometimes they have babies too!

This is called pretend play. Read up on it.

My DS was engaged at 4. He is still engaged to the same girl. The adults enjoy planning the rehersal dinner slide show while drinking beers together. It’s fine.

Sounds like something my DD 4 would do.

At four, all the preschool kids were going to marry one another -- boys and girls, boys and boys, girls and girls. It just means they like each other and wanted to pretend to have a party. They don't know what marrying means and what a wedding is. Chill out.

I'd have said Mazel tov and asked where they planned to honeymoon.

They're playing pretend. Chill out.

My PKer has 14 girls and 4 boys in her class. She rotates weekly about who she plans to marry.

Anonymous wrote:My 4 year old DD today told me she pretended to marry a boy in her class during dress up center time. She said that they air kissed. Everything seemed innocent enough. Should I worry?

Worry about what, exactly?

Sounds about right.

so cute!!
Remind me of a chat with another mother from DS' preschool. I told her that my DS said he would only marry her Larla. She said "Oops, I ams sorry. Larla said that she had already engaged with Larlo (another boy in their class).

My 4 year old told me she was going to marry a specific boy in her class. I asked why, since last week she said they weren't friends. She said that he wanted her to and asked if she could buy new shoes for the wedding. 4 year olds are gonna 4 year old. This is not something to stress about.

My 4 year old DD today told me she pretended to marry a boy in her class during dress up center time. She said that they air kissed. Everything seemed innocent enough. Should I worry?