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Should you let your sons play with doll?

Is it really okay to have your 6 year old son cuddling with a doll or your little daughter playing with tonka trucks?

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(laugh)...well it depends....I don't really know.  I know I had a teddy bear when I was little and played barbies with my sister.  Didn't really effect me, I learned about dating scenarios when I was 6

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I think it is a great idea to let your son play with a doll, it teaches him how to be a good father. Just like playing with dolls teaches girls how to be good mothers. But when I was younger I didn't play with dolls I played with boys toys because they were more fun. I don't think it is right for a parent to deny a child a toy because they are uncomfortable with the view of the world. Children are imaginative little people and they need to have a supportive environment to explore.

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Kids learn through playing and interacting with others, it's great for them to have all kinds of toys to explore with.  The world they are going to grow up into are way more sophisticated than these symbolic objects, I don't see why it's not good for them to experience the difference a little bit.  My son used to be a great fan of Barbie's movie, and MaryKate and Ashley.  (Ho..)  He could watch their tapes all day long.  When he was done with it, he went on and watched quite a few Batman's and movies by Pixar's.  He fought for dolls with my daughter and my daughter his trucks.  I noticed that they seldom dwelled on one single kind of toy, they simply wanted to play with them for a while and they'd move on.  I personaly don't think what toys matters to them that much.

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I don't see anything wrong with it. my son watches a Barbie tape and I made fun of him by saying 'Oh you're watching the girl huh?' and he blushes and laughs. ;D LOL
I like the response that a member gave here saying that it will teach the child how to become a good father, children and dolls in general are always associate with women, just like those kitchen toys or mops too....I think if boys should be more involve with those toys who knows, they may learn more responsibility in those areas.

Should you let your sons play with doll?

Very true, LDSLove.  Two years ago I met a mother.  I think her son was about 12 or 13 years old?  She said her son brought back a "Baby" with him.  It's actually a school project, a baby simulation model.  The baby records everything you do with it.  If you shake, drop, neglect or smoke around the baby, it will have an abuse report  but if you rock, talk, take care (change diapers and feed the baby), be nice to and attent to the baby's need, the baby will show a record that you're a good parent.  The part I love the most is that the baby actually can't walk, a "Parent" has to actually carry and take care of the baby all the time.  And it cries a lot through the night like a real baby as well.  
I think it's a fantastic project and I can't wait to see my kids grow up and experience this project.  Do you think this project is included in every school?  Does it sound new or familiar to you?  I wish we have this in Taiwan!

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It's actually a school project, a baby simulation model.  The baby records everything you do with it.  If you shake, drop, neglect or smoke around the baby, it will have an abuse report  but if you rock, talk, take care (change diapers and feed the baby), be nice to and attent to the baby's need, the baby will show a record that you're a good parent.

I was always kind of afraid of this projects. Doesn't affect the child psychologically ? you know, just to neglect them for a while or do something to annoy them just for research?.

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LDS, I am confused about your concern.  The baby is really just a doll with some sort of computer chip or recording device to keep track of how it is treated.  Not really human so no psychological risk, or am I missing your point?

As far as boys playing with dolls, where is the harm.  I think there was a time when it was though it might make them sissies or something.  My grandson loves to go to my sister's house and play with my neices's doll carriages.  The funny thing is he puts the doll in upside down and then drives the carriage around crashing it like he would with his cars and trucks.  So, we see it as girl toy, but he just sees it as a toy with wheels.