Little Boys and the Doll-Thing

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Why Parents Should Reconsider Letting their Sons Play with Dolls                                                                

        People fear letting little boys play with dolls devour masculinity and encourage gay behavior. However, there's a huge misconception with the little-boy-doll-thing. What some parents don't know is not letting little boys play with dolls can be quite risky.
                 
        According to psychology doll playing can be beneficial for male children. Not only does dressing a doll allow little boys to practice fine motor skills which are the skills needed to aid in using the small muscles in the fingers, hands, and forearms, doll playing also inhance other areas of male development, like emapthy for example.                                                                    
      
        A lot of parents don't realize letting their sons care for a doll indirectly teach their
little boys how to understand and share peoples feelings. Clearly, learning how to empathize with others is a very important life skill; it teaches little boys how to build healthy relationships and connect with people on a deeper level.                                                                    

        What is more important is the fact that empathy breeds courage. In a 2014 study
Nicola Abbott and Lindsey Cameron, psychology researchers from the University of Kent, found children with higher empathy levels were more likely to stand up to bullies on behalf of other children.            

        Above all, letting little boys play with dolls can potientially stop the the bad-daddy-crisis. Little boys who are allowed to play with dolls tend to be better fathers. They learn how to change, feed, and emotionally care for babies at a very young age. Therefore, providing them with the emotional stability needed to stick around in their children's lives; doll playing also gives little boys  the knowledge they need to bond with and care for their own children.
     
        On another level, doll playing also aids in speech and language development. Little boys are able to build important vocabulary including:

1. Crib 
2. Baby
3. pamper and diaper changing
4. Rocking chair
5. Hungry
6. Bedtime
7. Wash and Feed

        Either way, if you're for or against the little boy doll-thing it's quite beneficial to research the topic. Quite honestly on a wider scale than most, people are force-fed the untrue notion that little boys who play with dolls are at risk of homosexuality; however, there's no scientific evidence to prove such accusations. Doll playing should not be withheld from little boys. Behind the scenes, doll playing teach little boys emotional security and provide them with a better chance to be understanding, nurturing men.

Parenting At a Glance

What's Your Parenting Style?

Protect your children by knowing the four types of parenting, start by identifying your own.

A lot of people don't know avoiding childhood damage starts with knowing what type of parent you are. According to psychology parenting styles go hand and hand with social development. This means, the way in which you parent directly affects your child.

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Authoritarian Parents: are the strict parents who cringe

at the thought of their children disagreeing with them. Although authoritarian

parenting may seem like the best kind of parenting children later suffer from it.

Authoritarian parenting  =  Unsociable, unfriendly, withdrawn children

Permissive Parents: are the inconsistent, relaxed parents, and although they're considered the warm parents, they often give their children little direction which leads to undesirable behavior in children. Permissive Parents =  Immature, moody, dependent, low self-esteem children

   

Authoritative Parents: are the parents who reason with their children, these parents 

set clear limitations for their children, and explain things to their children to increase

their ability to understand things. This kind of parenting yields the best results.

Authoritative Parents =  Good social skills, likable, self-reliant, independent children

Uninvolved Parents: are the parents who are emotionally uninvolved in their children lives,

these type of parents show little interest in their children; they believe parenting only consist of providing food, clothing, and shelter for their children. This kind of parent is the worst kind of parenting, it's very detrimental to your child's future. 

Uninvolved Parents = Uncaring, uninvolved, rejecting behavior in children 

Seek parenting cautiously if you want the best for your children.