Educational Toys Guide
Why Baby Dolls Buckle Every Other Toy Trend
In Developmental Toys of Advisor (February 1, 2009 2:00 am)
A strange truth about recessions is that kids toys such as baby dolls become more popular than ever. Classic toys become more valuable because parents know they last longer, and will not fizzle like the latest TV toy fad. This is especially true for baby dolls, which remain the #1 girls toy. However, today’s baby dolls are unique in many ways compared to the cloth baby dolls from a generation ago.
The big change in today’s soft baby dolls is that they are built to look exactly like living, breathing babies. In fact, every year there is a story about a security guard who breaks a car’s window to save “the baby” locked inside – only to find a realistic baby doll! These soft dolls couldn’t be more different than the hard plastic dolls from twenty years ago. Girls literally can’t go without their baby to take care of; this is a common behavior noted by psychologists and parents. This fact alone accounts for the constant popularity of baby dolls; even during a recession, parents will buy a doll for their daughter because of its valuable relaxing function.
Medically-accurate, or realistic, baby dolls were designed to help new mothers, but they also sell well in economic down turns. Now I only wonder if the surge of realistic baby doll popularity will bring the price down due to present economic conditions.
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