• Dog house
• Country of origin: - Germany
• Item package dimensions: 3.25 inches x 7.5 inches x 10.5 inches
• Number of packages: 1

Manufacturer's description of the product

The benefits of wrist play according to neuroscience

Barbie has collaborated with a group of neuroscientists at Cardiff University to carry out a multi-year study which, for the first time, uses neuroimaging as evidence to investigate the effects of play on boys and girls. With Barbie, they've always known that playing with dolls is beneficial, and now they have scientific evidence to back it up.

How the brain stimulates playing with the wrists

The study tested the brain activity of children between the ages of 4 and 8 while playing with a variety of Barbie dolls and accessories. The main conclusions apply to all children, regardless of gender.

The main conclusions

Playing with dolls activates regions of the brain that allow children to develop social processing skills such as empathy.

The brain activation that develops empathy is remarkable, even when the child is only playing with their wrists.

When playing with dolls, boys and girls talk more about each other's thoughts and emotions. This allows them to practice certain social skills that they can use when interacting with other people in the real world.

Why empathy is important

When boys and girls create imaginary worlds and act out different roles through dolls like Barbie, the situation encourages them to express their thoughts about the emotions and feelings of others. This can have long-term positive effects on boys and girls and can strengthen social and emotional processing skills such as empathy.

Empathy is an important indicator of children's future success. According to world-renowned educational psychologist Dr. Michele Borba, empathy empowers children:

They understand other points of view, which helps them be better employees, leaders and parents. Promotes healthy relationships and conflict resolution skills. It develops resilience, which helps them recover from any adversity

Tips for developing empathy

Encourage free play with the dolls and listen to them

Children usually talk while playing. Encourage this behavior by offering them a variety of dolls and stay tuned during play to discover their interests, worries and things that make them uncomfortable

Talk about feelings

Expand children's "vocabulary about their feelings" by naming them: It sounds like you're angry. You seem frustrated. Ask questions about feelings: "Are you tense/worried/happy?" Talk to your children about emotions and let them show and share their feelings.

Expand your horizons

Give your children a variety of dolls with different skin tones, genders or disabilities. Help them look for what they have in common with others, not what sets them apart.

Create cards about feelings

Print some words that describe basic emotions like happy, sad, scared, excited and surprised on cards and turn them into a game. Each family member must take out a card and act it out using only their face and body to show emotion, without using sounds or words.

Use the norm of kindness

Test the norm of kindness: Every day we say or do at least two kind things. Talk about what kindness is (for example, sharing a toy or helping someone), point out the acts of kindness we see in others, and recognize them when your children do them.

Let the children take care of each other

Look for age-appropriate opportunities for your children to support and help, such as feeding the family pet or taking a cookie to a neighbor. Little ones can also take care of their dolls.

Help with substances

Children who were asked to help with substances, such as "Could I be my helper?", showed that they were more willing to cooperate than children who were asked to help with a verb, such as "Help me?" If you want your children to see themselves as people who care about others, use substances!

Create a "box of goodness"

Take a shoebox, cut a slit in the top, and encourage yourself to look for acts of kindness in others. Each time an act of kindness is discovered, you should write or draw the identified good deed along with the family member's name and place it in the box.

Let the children take care of others

Look for age-appropriate opportunities where your child can comfort and help, such as feeding the family pet or giving cookies to a neighbor. Small children can also represent love with the help of dolls.

Use dolls, toy babies, and puppies to teach empathy

Encourage your children to stretch and stretch their wrists as they play. "Fido looks scared. What could you do to make your puppy feel safe?" The more you practice kindness, the more likely you will internalize this quality.

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