Comments on: Are American Girl dolls a better choice for my niece than Barbies or Bratz? http://childrenshospitalblog.org/are-american-girl-dolls-a-better-choice-for-my-niece-than-the-more-sexualized-barbies-or-bratz/ Children's Hospital Boston's pediatric health blog Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Children's Hospital Boston Facebook http://childrenshospitalblog.org/are-american-girl-dolls-a-better-choice-for-my-niece-than-the-more-sexualized-barbies-or-bratz/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Children's Hospital Boston Facebook Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:15:30 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1699#comment-394 *Comments taken from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ChildrensHospitalBoston?ref=search&sid=100000131990636.2537082010..1" rel="nofollow">Children's Facebook fan page</a>* Beckie Webber Lundrigan I would NEVER buy a Bratz doll for my daughter. She really likes the new Liv dolls though. Kelly Roberts As a reading specialist, I find the American Girl dolls and their accompanying historical fiction based "biographies" to be wonderful. The company does quite a lot to foster self confidence and self esteem/anti bullying curriculum via their website and various worldwide antiviolence organizations. Anything that encourages children to be children for as long as possible is AOK in my book! Kimberly J Duffy-Toth My girls love the AG dolls. However, they have the Barbies and Bratz dolls.. They use their imagination with all. Sometimes Its just easier to let them be little girls. Not to judge what goes on around them. I find it makes them more well rounded. Shylah Hayward-Rainho My girls actually love the real baby Fisher Price dolls. Which are more like babies for pretend, rather than materialized fashion dolls. The children are going to use their imagination with any kind of doll. Elishivia Segal Dr. Rich is a wonderful Doctor. Very down to earth and very matter of fact to his patients. I highly recommend Dr.Rich *Comments taken from Children’s Facebook fan page*

Beckie Webber Lundrigan
I would NEVER buy a Bratz doll for my daughter. She really likes the new Liv dolls though.

Kelly Roberts
As a reading specialist, I find the American Girl dolls and their accompanying historical fiction based “biographies” to be wonderful. The company does quite a lot to foster self confidence and self esteem/anti bullying curriculum via their website and various worldwide antiviolence organizations. Anything that encourages children to be children for as long as possible is AOK in my book!

Kimberly J Duffy-Toth
My girls love the AG dolls. However, they have the Barbies and Bratz dolls.. They use their imagination with all. Sometimes Its just easier to let them be little girls. Not to judge what goes on around them. I find it makes them more well rounded.

Shylah Hayward-Rainho
My girls actually love the real baby Fisher Price dolls. Which are more like babies for pretend, rather than materialized fashion dolls. The children are going to use their imagination with any kind of doll.

Elishivia Segal
Dr. Rich is a wonderful Doctor. Very down to earth and very matter of fact to his patients. I highly recommend Dr.Rich

]]> By: Corporate Babysitter » Blog Archive » The problem with American Girl dolls http://childrenshospitalblog.org/are-american-girl-dolls-a-better-choice-for-my-niece-than-the-more-sexualized-barbies-or-bratz/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Corporate Babysitter » Blog Archive » The problem with American Girl dolls Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:21:31 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1699#comment-393 [...] you still need convincing, Dr. Michael Rich from the Center on Media and Child Health offers this simple fact: In short, the less that a doll, or any toy, does on its own—the fewer pre-written stories they [...] [...] you still need convincing, Dr. Michael Rich from the Center on Media and Child Health offers this simple fact: In short, the less that a doll, or any toy, does on its own—the fewer pre-written stories they [...]

]]> By: Which computer games are good for my 2-year-old? http://childrenshospitalblog.org/are-american-girl-dolls-a-better-choice-for-my-niece-than-the-more-sexualized-barbies-or-bratz/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Which computer games are good for my 2-year-old? Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:01:43 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1699#comment-392 [...] Media expert Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, answers your questions about media use. Last week, he discussed whether American Girl dolls are a better choice than Barbies or Bratz. [...] [...] Media expert Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, answers your questions about media use. Last week, he discussed whether American Girl dolls are a better choice than Barbies or Bratz. [...]

]]> By: This week on Thrive: Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/are-american-girl-dolls-a-better-choice-for-my-niece-than-the-more-sexualized-barbies-or-bratz/comment-page-1/#comment-391 This week on Thrive: Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:52:52 +0000 http://childrenshospitalblog.org/?p=1699#comment-391 [...] Lots of readers voiced concerns about exactly what is in the H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine. Ken McIntosh, MD, addresses those questions head-on in a post about everything from thimerosal and squalene to Guillain-Barre. In other flu news, Marvin Harper, MD, lets us know how to tell the difference between the common cold, seasonal flu and H1N1, and Claire McCarthy, MD, offers advice on how to protect your child from H1N1. New research gives another reason why you shouldn’t spank your child. In Part 6 of our milk allergy series, Brett Nasuti organizes Food Allergy Awareness Week at his school. There are new guidelines for physicians on how to give a diagnosis of Down syndrome. Doctors can now use medical records to spot early signs of domestic violence. New funding has allowed Children’s to start a project that hopes to crack autism’s genetics. We learned that drinking early in life may trigger alcohol dependency, and Michael Rich, MD, MPH, our  Mediatrician, weighed in on whether American Girl dolls are a better option than Bratz or Barbies. [...] [...] Lots of readers voiced concerns about exactly what is in the H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine. Ken McIntosh, MD, addresses those questions head-on in a post about everything from thimerosal and squalene to Guillain-Barre. In other flu news, Marvin Harper, MD, lets us know how to tell the difference between the common cold, seasonal flu and H1N1, and Claire McCarthy, MD, offers advice on how to protect your child from H1N1. New research gives another reason why you shouldn’t spank your child. In Part 6 of our milk allergy series, Brett Nasuti organizes Food Allergy Awareness Week at his school. There are new guidelines for physicians on how to give a diagnosis of Down syndrome. Doctors can now use medical records to spot early signs of domestic violence. New funding has allowed Children’s to start a project that hopes to crack autism’s genetics. We learned that drinking early in life may trigger alcohol dependency, and Michael Rich, MD, MPH, our  Mediatrician, weighed in on whether American Girl dolls are a better option than Bratz or Barbies. [...]

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