Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Playing with Barbies may have more developmental benefits for your child than you might think. Whether your kiddo plays alone or ...

Get your kid the toy they want for the holidays this year — four in five parents confirmed that their child is happier, more social, and confident in themselves when they play with their favorite toy ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced that Barbie and a team of neuroscientists at Cardiff University have released the latest findings from a multi-year study ...

Neuroscientists from Cardiff University have found that doll play could benefit children with varying social communication styles, including those who display neurodivergent traits commonly associated ...

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 ...

Empathy, tolerance and the ability to see the world from others' perspectives are crucial skills -- and they begin developing early in life. New research suggests that playing with dolls rather than ...

Doll play, on the other hand, can be viewed as having little educational benefit. Our findings challenge that assumption. More than make-believe When playing with dolls, children often play out scenes ...

“Play is what makes kids, kids. It’s what they do,” says Allison Gopnik, human play researcher and psychology professor at ...

With the blockbuster success of the Barbie movie and the related expansion of Barbie branding and merchandising, educators and parents may find themselves wondering about Barbie’s original purpose: as ...

Which Disney princess doll is best? For decades, Disney has made movies featuring beautiful princesses with a wide range of personalities and backgrounds. Between Snow White and Princess Elsa, there ...

Order up a Raggedy Ann or a Barbie doll: Playing with dolls helped children develop a stronger tolerance for diverse perspectives. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into ...