Started a thread in SN's but for those that don't venture over, interested in knowing your thoughts on these disability dolls

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There is an article on them here

They are dolls with Down's syndrome, undergoing chemotherapy, blinds dolls, dolls with prosthetic limbs etc.

Good idea, bad??
Would you buy one?

Not sure what you are asking Cristina...but I essentially mean is that my DD has been so distraught by my morning sickness, that the thought of giving her a doll with leukemia, or one that is sick is just not something I feel she can cope with. The reality I refer to is what some of these doll represent - that we can all get sick, people suffer etc. At almost 4 I do not feel I need to discuss such things with her and I am more than happy with her believing in fairies etc that are not real.

but a disabilitie is not a sickness. the doll in question is supposed to look like a child with downs syndrome. why would you need to hide that from a 4 year old. I really hope I have the wrong end of the stick here.

I was referring to the doll with chemotherapy which results from sickness. And actually my mother who is disabled is like this because of a sickness - Multiple Sclerosis. So yes some disabilities are a sickness.

Either way I would never buy these dolls for my DD.

but we were talking about a doll with ds. so I am confused. do you mena them as well.

Sorry I was referring to title of thread...ds, undergoing chemotherapy, blind dolls....etc. (There are more than one type of doll) with an emphasis on the dolls who were ill. I was replying to a previous comment about how poorly children might find comfort in a doll who had the same illness as them. Won't rehash what I said as I think I may now have been taken out of context...

Have no problem with the down syndrome doll, my original post was about dolls who were sick and undergoing chemo.

ok I understand now

CilC, you really have nothing to worry about. The doll will not be physically sick or even retch for that matter.

lol sorry that tickled me. I can imagine a lot of dc's liking it if it did.

When my son was five years old he wanted hearing aids for his dolly (he only has one doll) so that she would be like him. He even tried to make Dolly some ear moulds out of playdough.

You can buy hearing aids for dolls over the web but they are quite expensive. I think a lot of role play is mirroring what children see in their world.

Recently we have given the hearing aids back as his hearing has improved. He is no longer interested in getting hearing aids for Dolly. Apparently her glue ear has cleared up.

aww how cute

Understood, CilC. I see your reticence is regards the poorly dools rather than those with DS features. I still don't think a poorly doll could ever be as shocking as the reality for a poorly child, but ok, we can screen our children from whatever we feel the need.

then One day they see something they don't undersatnd in rl. and que a trip so the sn topic......and how do I explain it to my dc??