Comments on: A Doll that Let's Girls Pretend to Breastfeed…Bebe Goton

By: Isabella Bertelli-Vecchio

Isabella Bertelli-Vecchio — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:49:17 +0000

I think it is a great idea. This is how all babies used to be fed before the onset of bottles. I see no difference in this feeding doll and one with a bottle in terms of teaching life skills and role playing. After all, that is what the breasts are really designed for. My little nieces were all around when I nursed my son, and pretended to do so with their dolls. It is natural. There is no shame in this. Maybe it is a cultural thing. The US is just starting to accept nursing back into the mainstream.

By: toyportfolio

toyportfolio — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:34:47 +0000

Tara–I agree that role playing various aspects of parenting is healthy for kids…I just don’t believe you need such a specific prop. I feel the same way really about dolls that poop pretend poop.

By: Tara

Tara — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:10:14 +0000

I could not disagree with you more. Many children, either nursing toddlers themselves or older sibs of nurslings, nurse their babies. Exactly why do you find this less appropriate than bottles for dolls?

By: corvedacosta

corvedacosta — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 02:14:42 +0000

This product must be banned. We are allowing our kids to grow up too fast.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:31:55 +0000

I’m all for kids pretending to nurse their baby dolls. Jordyn has started doing it, having seen me nursing Tarin. This though, kind of creeps me out. Also, what happened to just letting kids pretend. Why do they need such elaborate props??