Study Finds Playing With Dolls Develops Social Skills

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Finally, there's new research on the social benefits of playing with dolls. In a multi year study from Cardiff University. Neuroscientists use infrared equipment to monitor children's brain activity as they played with dolls and tablets both by themselves and with another person. The study found that playing with dolls allows Children to develop and practice social skills like empathy by activating the section of the brain associated with social processing. Researchers found that these benefits apply to all Children, including those who display traits of neuro divergence associated with autism. But it is important to know that the study was commissioned by the top toy maker Mattel. You know, I can, I mean, logically, I think it does make sense, right? If you're trying to take on the step into someone else's shoes, perhaps by playing a doll, I think it would make sense that you might kind of tap into certain emotions like empathy. I was thinking about empathy specifically too. I don't know about you. I'm sure we've all had friends when we were kids, you know, cutting off a doll's head, maybe it was just me. And I remember thinking I'm like, that's not cool. There's actually something missing here. So I think it does make sense. That might be a horrible example. But I do think this study makes a lot of sense.