![]() In other words, children learn to value male and female differences while exploring and learning about what newborn babies look like after they are born. And lastly, if your child is about to become a big brother or big sister to a set of twins, especially if they are one boy and one girl, anatomically correct newborn baby dolls will not only help your child learn the differences between male genitals and female genitals, but might also help him or her ease their feelings of jealousy over having a new sibling in the house by allowing them to imitate the way they see Mommy and Daddy care for the new little one(s). Some children need more than that to really help them learn, so an anatomically correct newborn baby doll, with all of its lifelike wrinkles and newborn baby features, is a perfect way to encourage a child to explore through hands-on learning. Sometimes books, videos, stories and library visits, and television programs about how babies are born aren’t enough to satisfy a child’s curiosity. Also, if your child is an only and has no newborn sibling to speak of, and he or she doesn’t have a whole lot of contact with real babies, an anatomically correct newborn baby doll can fill that gap for them by teaching the child everything they want to know about babies and why boy babies and girl babies look different. If you left the genitals out, the child will only see them as a source of shame and evil and believe that their genitals are somehow not a part of them (it’s bad enough children can’t explore their own genitals without being slapped, punished, or made to feel dirty). But why should we fuss so much over children playing with anatomically correct baby dolls, especially since the children see these parts all the time on their newborn siblings? Having an anatomically correct baby doll teaches children about gender identity and body identification, which allows them to appreciate and feel good about their bodies. Okay, I get that Barbie and Ken shouldn’t have genitals considering they are adult dolls that children play with and would look a bit pornographic. I still don’t understand what all the hoopla is all about concerning anatomically correct dolls for children. I’ve always been in awe of artisan doll makers starting with Susanna Oroyan -who doesn’t have a website (!). I think it’s time the dolls leave the realm of tea parties and innocence and address some important issues.Įach of her exquisitely designed dolls requires 150 to 350 hours of labor, depending on the costume. I don’t know why there is so much fear and shame associated with human sexuality. I find this deliberate denial of the essence of life to be ignorant and appalling. It’s as if they need to be cleansed of all their sinful humanity. Most of the dolls, both, Fine Art and children’s dolls, though try to imitate human form, are sterilized through a complete removal of sex organs. The dolls are more anatomically correct than your average Barbie doll why was it important to include detailed genitalia? In an interview with Pixelsurgeon, Marina explains: ![]() In my continuing perseveration with Barbie and Ken’s relationship problems comes this story (via Boing Boing) about Marina Bychokova, doll maker extraordinaire. I’ve long suspected that Ken’s permanently affixed plastic underwear was the real deal breaker with Barbie.
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