Retailers can encourage imaginative play with new dolls, figures, and accessory-driven playsets. This year, companies like ...

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Seemingly immune to becoming obsolete, dolls are a classic toy that kids naturally gravitate to. And while they are simply fun to play with for kids, Amanda Vierheller, the co-founder and COO of ...

Researchers from Cardiff University in the UK found that children ages 4-8 who played with dolls showed better improvement ...

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced the global unveil of Creatable World™, a customizable doll line offering endless combinations all in one box. Creatable ...

Year two of the study builds on long-term research from Cardiff University neuroscientists exploring the impact of doll play on children, commissioned by Barbie® In year one of the study, research ...

Society has set forth rules about how children should play. Retailers market toy cars to boys and baby dolls to girls. The notion is that children must be taught the role they are expected to play, ...