After observing Black girls playing with white dolls and concluding that these children deserved dolls they could relate to, Sara Lee Creech created a plan to manufacture Black dolls in 1949. Through ...

Girls and boys play with toys differently, but how much of that is down to nature and how much nurture? Experts consider the ...

They found that given a choice between Black dolls and white dolls, most Black children preferred to play with white dolls. Since that study, many ethnic and racially diverse dolls have made their ...

New research shows that playing with dolls could help autistic children learn the social skills they lack. Research published in this week's New Scientist reveals that autistic children who played ...

From the 1969 release of Christie, the first Black Barbie ... “encouraging children to play with dolls who do not look like themselves […] can teach understanding and build a greater sense ...

The researchers found that both Black and white children preferred white dolls versus the Black dolls ... With an understanding of the role that racism can play on perceptions of self, Anita ...

playing with a Barbie that only ... I press. As the doll begins to belt out the girl-power anthem “Let It Go,” children—girls and boys—come running from all directions screaming, dancing ...

As they played with the same dolls my brother and I had played with decades ago, plus their new additions, I felt sentimental at the idea that one day maybe their kids would play with them ...

We've found some of the best kids' doll's houses to get the wheels of their imaginations turning. Or, if you're looking for ways to keep them happy and imaginative outdoors, we've found some of the ...

A growing number of adults who are buying toys for themselves, reclaiming memories from their childhood and showing off their ...

White children are more likely to receive an ADHD diagnosis than Black, Asian ... Model minority stereotypes might play a role as well. Some accounts suggest parents, teachers, and clinicians ...

Although his family faced financial challenges, he enjoyed playing video games ... about the trauma and challenges of growing up as a Black teenager in Chicago. I study Black students’ trauma ...