We've all done it. Picked up a couple of dolls and acted out a scene. Maybe you played with Star Wars Legos, or your Barbies, or your stuffed animals. Your toys fought with lightsabers, went to work, ...

Barbie® and neuroscientists from Cardiff University have collaborated on a new study which for the first time uses neuroimaging as evidence to explore the effects of doll play Evidence shows that doll ...

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The latest peer-reviewed findings from the third year of the study from Cardiff University suggest that doll play could be a beneficial playtime experience for children with varying social ...

Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls' body image, a new study has shown.Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played with ...

When Danny Charbel’s daughter first became interested in Barbie, the professional realtor knew what needed to happen. The pair gathered the 5-year old’s newly acquired collection of dolls and then put ...

“If you walk on stage with a doll, it’s like Kryptonite,” says ventriloquist and standup comic Jeff Dunham, who has managed to turn his use of dummies into comedy gold, raking in $24 million touring ...

Many people were touched by a recent viral story on social media about a white girl who defended her choice of a black doll when a cashier told her the doll didn’t look like her. "Yes, she does. She's ...

Ultrathin dolls could be detrimental to young girls' body image, a new study has shown.Researchers observed 5- to 9-year-olds playing with dolls of different body types and found girls who played with ...