Parenting
Sunday, November 22, 2009
How Dolls Helps a Child
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Dolls come in vast
varieties. There are baby dolls, big dolls, small dolls, dolls of
plastic, wood and stuffing. Dolls are terrific teaching tools. They
are perfect for fostering nurturing, pretend play and role
playing.
Dolls with hair and clothing can help with your
child fine motor skills. Through dolls, we can
gain insight into the inner world of preschoolers and young
children. Their experiences can be reflected on how they play, talk
and act with the doll. For example, a child will act out baby-care
scenarios if he/she has a new sibling. Children will also express
their own social issues when they play in a pair or in groups with
their dolls. You should always pay attention to doll play, as it is
often a child's way of expressing hopes, fears, and
desires.
The best time to buy a doll is during their preschool years. During
their preschool years your child begins to act out stories from
both their fantasies and real life and look to dolls to act as
their proxies. This is an age when it is perfectly appropriate for
both girls and boys to play with dolls. A little boy might well see
his father in a nurturing role, so it is normal for him to act that
scenario with a doll.
As a parent, a doll can be used to model behaviors you would like
to see. You may use the doll to demonstrate empathy or concern.
Always remember that dolls make terrific teaching tools.
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Posted by ensain_angel Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:57am PST
And here everyone thought I was being weird for letting my son play with his sisters' baby dolls. He loves to play with them and will throw a fit if the girls won't let him play with them. He loves babies and this helps out with knowing how to act around babies as well.
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Posted by Elise Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:36am PST
My 2 year old daughter will put her babydoll in timeout in the corner and tell her "don't hit." When she has decided that she learned her lesson, she pulls her out and tells her to say "sorry," and then gives her a kiss. It is too cute!
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Posted by Kristin Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:16pm PST
my son is 19 months old and he plays with sisters baby doll.. he gets it and will bring it to me and sit in my lap, then cuddles with it and he gives kisse then offers me to kiss the baby... its so sweet he will take its little hand and have me kiss it... lol
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Posted by Robyn Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:58pm PST
SO PROUD OF YOU ELISE .i get so many parents worried about their boys playing in dress-up clothes and with dolls in the school setting. kids act out what they see, they dress up like mom or dad they are pretending be just like dad/mom people they idolize
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