Play dolls aren’t just for play. Age-appropriate 18-inch dolls actually aid little girls’ growth and development. That’s right, a Dollie provides your daughter with an opportunity for imaginative play, through which she learns how to care, nurture and develop better social and emotional skills.
Grooming Dollie Promotes Proper Hygiene
Does Dollie need her hair combed? Has she brushed her teeth today? Does she wash her hands before and after every meal?
As your daughter holds Dollie to a nightly bathtime schedule, she reinforces good habits for her own personal hygiene. It’s important for your daughter to practice these habits by applying them to Dollie before eventually adopting them for herself.
There’s more to doll play than little girl dresses – though matching outfits is half the fun! By indicating “bathtime” or “time to change Dollie’s diaper,” your little girl learns not just hygiene, but also sequencing skills. Plus, if she’s wary of bathing or potty training, she gets used to the sensory experience and naturally warms up to the idea of doing these everyday things. (Please note, you should never put Dollie in the bath or get her wet)
Before long, your daughter is on the same schedule as Dollie.
Pretend Play Aids Cognitive, Motor And Self-Help Development
Dressing Dollie – removing and putting on clean clothes before and after bathtime – fosters sequencing awareness. Children who learn how to use zippers, as well as fasten and unfasten large buttons, develop self-dress skills.
Doll play gives children practice with holding and positioning spoons, forks, bowls, plates and cups appropriately. In this way, Dollie helps to foster self-feeding skills.
As your daughter dresses and feeds her doll, enforce the kinds of behavior you want to encourage in her.
Cultivate Positive And Polite Interpersonal Behavior
Caring for Dollie teaches your daughter how to play well with others. An 18-inch doll that is representative of your daughter’s own peer group enables her to work out current struggles, develop proper manners and portray a friendly and positive demeanor toward others.
Playing with dolls also teaches children to reenact emotional and social struggles so they are better prepared to tackle these situations in real life.
Accessorize And Strategize During Doll Play
Children require certain accessories to progress imaginative play. Aid the narrative in any way you can.
Doll clothes and accessories teach children how to dress and groom while developing an eye for style through colors and patterns. Teaching your daughter to dress Dollie and plan her outfits every day reinforces those same skills and processes in her own daily routines.
By encouraging your daughter’s imagination and helping create these activities, you instill selfless love and care for others – traits that are so important to becoming an adult.
Promote personal development in your daughter’s life with a new 18-inch doll. And when your daughter is ready to help her Dollie accessorize, check out the selection of fun and playful doll accessories from Dollie & Me.
