Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again, this time into a version for children as young as 3.
I think doll play allows children to really practice storytelling skills, perspective taking and social interactions,” LeVos said.
McKnight made it clear that My First Barbie will not be a separate, parallel Barbie universe.
Andrea Werner, a pediatric occupational therapist in West Hartford, Connecticut, and mother of a preschooler and an infant, supports doll play as developmentally valuable.
“Companies will always be trying to sell consumers the next best thing.”Kohchi isn’t entirely sold on My First Barbie as appropriate.