How much is too much?

Sometimes I am a little slow as to what occurs in the real world, but I had set my sights on pregnant barbie and her clan just recently and to be honest I was a bit surprised at some of the additions to modern day toys. Though I don't know why I should have been, it seems lately nothing is left a mystery to young minds. But that is what I get for being an eighties baby.

And speaking of babies, every young woman who has had any semblance of a child hood has invented some kind of game where mummy daddy and baby lived in harmony, going for walks in the park with the stroller and changing stinky diapers.
In these times where the family unit is so broken and busted, I have witnessed many children's versions of "house" change to scenarios where daddy is no longer present and if he is he comes home drunk and punches mummy's light's out.


Never the less, the fact remains, that in the games of boys and girls alike, baby is a well known aspect of family life. Much more can be said on the subject of the interaction between boys and girls and dolls and babies, but that would be straying off the intended topic - which is - How far is going too far with teaching children about the real world?

Being certified in child care and having worked over many years with young children it is indeed a fact that play aides in readying children for the world. It allows them to merge fantasy with reality to create and solve situations of varying kinds. All kids know babies come from mummies bellies and now they can pluck them out just like the doctor would. Does this kind of doll promote proper play or does this give misconceptions of birth - and above all, is it necessary?

Personally, in today's era where children are so smart and curious, I didn't see too damage in the baby in belly doll. I wished the pregnant mummy doll could have come with a daddy doll as well, but of course a rabbit can dream, can't he?

Once upon a time in the games of children, Ken and Barbie dated and got married and had kids, now Barbie  is knocked up by God knows who and posing for photos celeb like with her bulging belly. Ken is now in maintenance court for a child that he can't say for certain is his or not and the entire idea of the family unit has gone to hell in a baby basinette.

The promotion of pregnant Barbie does not promote single parenting or promiscuous living, that is a matter of the parent of the house in which pregnant Barbie resides.

Barbie not only comes with her swollen stomach but with placenta and umbilical cord extending from her plastic vagina.

When I see Barbie spread eagle, panties down and what looks like a head poking out of her plastic pubic area, this is where I asked the question. Was all that really necessary for your young child? 
It is argued that the birthing process is difficult for some adults to handle and should not be taught to young children less they be traumatized, but others believe that by exposing young minds to this natural process of life, both male and females will be less squeamish and confused in regard to the birthing process.
In my opinion plucking a baby from a plastic leg space will never prepare you for the sight of a real baby head coming from a real womb.

If I had a daughter, pregnant Barbie and her accessories would NOT be going under the tree for Christmas.

Bisous!!xoxo

Look out for more odd dolls later in the week...bet you didn't know they made Fat Barbie, Zombie Barbie and a whole range of other madness.