Since the inception of the Barbie doll, girls and women alike have been draw to it ad have to have it.
Perhaps, your own daughter is Barbie crazy.
Before you purchase any Barbie dolls, there are some things you must consider.
Cautions to Take and Things to Know Barbie dolls are not to be played with by children who are younger than the age of three or in the oral stage.
This is due to the fact that many of their accessories are small and can easily be swallowed.
The clothing is safe, as they cannot easily be eaten.
Barbie dolls that are manufactured in China are generally safe to purchase.
It used to be that many of the toys from China had led in them.
Since the major recall on toys that contained led some years ago, the regulations have been more stringent.
Barbie Dolls Can Have a Harmful Psychological Effect While Barbie is a doll that is greatly admired among girls and women alike, she tends to give females in all age groups a negative message.
Some girls and women who are not built exactly as Barbie is will subject themselves to harmful practices in order to attain a figure that is similar to or exactly like Barbies.
Girls with stocky builds who are as young as six and seven years old will resort to starving themselves in hopes that they will become thinner when in reality, they will never look as Barbie does because their body types will never facilitate such a thing to occur.
Grown women will go as far as getting their bodies surgically altered, but many of them end up disappointed because the alterations only make them look worse.
When these girls and women discover that they cannot ever achieve the Barbie look they become discouraged and begin experiencing extreme feelings of doubt and low self-worth.
Women and girls who are of a thinner stature will not be fazed in a negative way because they can easily imitate Barbie and look stunning in the clothing that Barbie wears.
These women do not have to engage in harmful practices or surgery in an effort to achieve the Barbie look because they are naturally built this way.
Unfortunately, these thinner girls and women may make mockery of those who cannot sport the Barbie look, causing them to feel even worse about themselves.
You also need to take into consideration that Barbie may cause younger girls to grow up too quickly.
It may help to council your daughter that these dolls are not infant dolls and that she does not need to dress like them until they get much older.
Girls who have a good line of communication with their parents along with a strong foundation will be less likely to want to grow up too fast.
If you want to allow your daughter to play with Barbie dolls, you need to make it clear that not everyone has to look like them.
You need to work hard to develop your daughter's self-esteem and make sure she knows that everyone is beautiful in her own unique way.
This way, she will not be affected by the mockery or the fact she cannot look like Barbie.
If you take these cautions into consideration, your daughter will be fine.
She will be able to enjoy the long standing Barbie legacy without it affecting her.