As a parent it's your job to teach the kid that no, they're not a boy, or a dinosaur, just because they happen to like certain aspects of those things. Where is the dad? Sitting silently, stewing probably, knowing better but not speaking up. Got to nip this early or it gets worse. These women in many respects are just Munchausen by proxy cases, enjoying the attention their abuse garners them. These people should be shunned.