Barbie GRG78 - Mini Playset with 2 dogs, dog house and accessories, gift for children from 3 to 7 years old
- Dog house
- Country of origin: - Germany
- Item packaging dimensions: 3.25 inches x 7.5 inches x 10.5 inches
- Number of packages: 1
Product description by the manufacturer
The benefits of wrist play according to neuroscience
Barbie has collaborated with a group of neuroscientists at Cardiff University to conduct a multi-year study that, 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 play with dolls is beneficial, and now they have scientific evidence to back it up.
How playing with your knuckles stimulates the brain
The study tested the brain activity of children aged 4 to 8 while they played with a variety of Barbie dolls and accessories. The main findings apply to all children, regardless of gender.
Main conclusions
Playing with dolls activates brain regions that allow children to develop social processing skills, such as empathy.
The brain activation that develops empathy is remarkable, even when the child is just playing with their wrists.
When playing with dolls, boys and girls talk more about the thoughts and emotions of others. 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 role-play with dolls like Barbie, it 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 Dr. Michele Borba, a world-renowned educational psychologist, 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. Develops resilience, which helps them bounce back from any adversity.
Tips for developing empathy
Encourage free play with dolls and listen to them
Children usually talk while they play. Encourage this behavior by offering them a variety of dolls and staying attentive during play to discover their interests, worries, and things that make them feel uncomfortable.
Talk about feelings
Expand your children's "vocabulary about their feelings" by giving them a name: You look 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 flashcards about feelings
Print some words on cards that describe basic emotions, such as happy, sad, scared, excited, and surprised, 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 the emotion, without using sounds or words.
Use the norm of politeness
Test the kindness norm: 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 acts of kindness we see in others, and acknowledge 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 own helper?", showed that they were more willing to cooperate than children who were asked for help with a verb, for example "Help me?" If you want your children to see themselves as people who care about others, use substances!
Create a "goodie box"
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, the identified good deed should be written or drawn along with the family member's name and placed in the box.
Let children take care of others
Look for age-appropriate opportunities for your child to comfort and help, such as feeding the family pet or giving cookies to a neighbor. Young children can also act out love with the help of dolls.
Use dolls, toy babies, and puppies to teach empathy
Encourage your children to pat and rub their wrists while they play. "Fido seems scared. What can you do to make your puppy feel safe?" The more you practice kindness, the more likely you will be to internalize this quality.
Main products
Remember diversity
Barbie and Ken Fashionistas celebrate diversity with unique fashion dolls that inspire real-life stories and limitless dreams. The dolls and dolls are available in a variety of skin tones, eye color, hair color and texture, body types and styles
Encourage girls and boys to dream big
Barbie dolls encourage girls and boys to dream big and aim high! Barbie has more than 200 careers and continues to discover new jobs. Each doll pursues her goals and wears a professional outfit to represent moments in the workplace.
The magic is in the surprise
Hair Swaps dolls offer a fantastic unboxing experience with 25 surprises. Open the front to find 15 mystery bags hiding surprises inside and a Barbie Colour Reveal Tube inspired by a hairspray bottle.
Articulated bodies and other details
These Barbie dolls, with trendy details worthy of a photoshoot, will awaken the stylist in you. With their new faces and articulated bodies, they are ready to change, pose, go on photoshoots and post their photos.
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