Do you remember your childhood world? He is certainly associated with toys. You had a lot of them, but one was your favorite.
The world of childhood in this place has not changed in any way today. Now your daughter has a favorite toy with which she sleeps and plays. At first, as a rule, it is necessarily a soft toy in the form of some kind of animal.
However, the time comes and you notice that the baby begins to gravitate towards new toys that no longer look like animals, but have a human image. And here it is very important for you, parents, to make the right choice.
Remember! The influence of toys on the further development of the baby cannot be underestimated.
Remember your childhood when you first saw your favorite doll. You instantly tried to give her a certain role: daughters or girlfriends in order to communicate further. This doll became your friend in a matter of seconds. Then you consulted with her, kept secret, played, slept, ate and even went to visit.
Modern dolls have exactly the same effect on the worldview of your child now. But their appearance and insides are not at all safe for him.
And here are the reasons.
First reason: Modern dolls distort the perception of reality
Have you noticed what proportions of the body of modern dolls? Every element of the body looks bright and written down to the smallest detail. Every modern doll has thin slender legs almost "from the ears", a wasp waist and a beautiful long neck, huge eyes in half a face - a person with such proportions cannot be found. The face is generally drawn in such a way that it looks like the doll is preparing for a photo shoot. Such presentation of the image misleads every child. The baby sees that, on the one hand, the believability of the image from the point of view of details is very large, but its features are deceitful in relation to reality ...
Even if such a doll becomes a girlfriend for a girl, then her mental and sensory perception is disturbed, and a false ideal is born.
In life, we adults are friends in order to get support and understanding in another person, we try to find a friend who is close in views and judgments. And think about what you can "talk" with such a doll? Only about the holiday and entertainment. “You just need to smile” - this is written on the doll's face.
But do not forget that the little girl is still looking closely at everything around her and she is just forming a mental perception of the world. She plays various roles "Who to be?", "Who will I be when I grow up?" And what does she see? An image directly opposite to life's reality.
Here the girl suddenly begins to "suspect" of her "imperfection". This seed of doubt is fed daily and grows more and more. She may even start to feel imperfect.
This condition can be easily noticed at any age when the child begins to constantly look at himself in the mirror. So gradually the image of a modern doll begins to form an inferiority complex in a child.
Remember! A distorted perception of a person's image leads to a violation of the harmonious development of a child, interferes with his bodily, mental and intellectual development.
The second reason: The material from which the modern doll is made
Modern industry has more than once publicly accused of using banned synthesized materials that are harmful to the health of children.
When buying a modern doll, you can already notice the level of danger for your child in terms of price-quality ratio. This is undeniably always a very strong argument! Indeed, real quality always costs a lot of money. And then the choice is yours!
Just think, what does it mean when a doll set costs 1 euro?
Such a "little thing" was made in the countries of Southeast Asia, and no one monitors the quality there.
And in Europe, already 75% of toys are made in China. The share of doll production from Vietnam is actively growing on the market.
The world-renowned Robert-Koch-Institut in Germany (Robert-Koch-Institut, RKI), which began its history back in 1891, has published its modern research data that cannot leave anyone indifferent. Think about it: there has been a 50% increase in childhood cancers since 1980!
In Germany, the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has also published the results of its research on the chemical composition of modern toys. Tests have shown that they contain dangerous amounts of carcinogens. And in both rubber and plastic toys!
Specialists pay special attention to toys with elastic body parts. For their manufacture, rubber is added to the plastic. A more detailed analysis of these plasticizers and softeners showed that they can cause not only cancer in the child, but also infertility.
Of course, in the European Union there are certain norms that strictly determine the amount of toxic substances in each doll, but they have not been revised for a long time and are already very outdated. This was due to the active growth of industrial production and the invention of new types of plasticizers.
Scientists have calculated that one toy can contain 1000 times more plasticizers than ... a car tire. And active communication with such a doll in 1 hour has a carcinogenic effect on the girl of such a level, which is equivalent to two packs of cigarettes smoked in the room in her presence.
And these are just invisible reasons for refusing to buy a modern doll for your child.
And remember your feeling of coldness from a plastic toy? And you will understand that the depth of feelings can be obtained only from touching wood or wool. Such a warm toy, in addition to warm feelings, is able to convey to the child the very sense of history.
Reason 3: The modern doll limits the imagination
It is common for all children to always invent something, nothing is impossible for their fantasy to fly. This is the beauty of childhood.
When a kid can turn an ordinary cube into a piece of cake in a second, and a chair into a car, a locomotive or even a house - it’s his imagination that allows him to do it!
In life, a child's imagination can be directed in different directions at once. So he learns to operate with things and quickly replace some objects with others.
Remember! A child's fantasy must necessarily develop from childhood!
It is the development of fantasy that gives the development of a volitional principle and contributes to the formation of the makings of self-sufficiency in every child.
The Waldorf doll, for example, has no eyes. This is done so that the child independently completes the image of the character in his fantasy, depending on the conditions of the game. For the formation of the personality of the baby, it is important to fully live the feelings of each character in the plot-role situation. When some emotion is already imprinted on the face of a toy, it ceases to be a flexible tool for playing. It is then difficult for a child to turn a doll with laughing eyes into a doll with offended eyes in the role-playing game that he leads.
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But in order to play with a modern doll, the child is offered in addition everything at once ready-made: a certain style of clothing, accessories, you can even buy a room that has already been thought out to the smallest detail and the whole social circle - a girlfriend, a little toddler or a ready-made guy.
With such a variety, the girl's own imagination does not develop at all.
Agree, it's not at all easy to try on the state of resentment, thoughtfulness or sadness to the drawn smiling face of a modern doll.
Reason 4: The foundation for direct consumerism is being laid
This happens when the child's imagination and imagination do not develop at all, and everything in the set is immediately sold in addition to a modern doll: clothes, accessories, and even a house, and friends.
The use of ready-made models does not allow the child to develop imagination and accelerates the feeling of consumption in him. He gets used to the fact that this dress can be put on a doll only for a ball, but this one is only for school ... When we set a framework for a little person, he cannot develop creatively. It is important to give him space for free play at least until the age of 9, so that in the future he can give the world his maximum potential.
This approach teaches from childhood not to think, but only to take.
Remember! It is very important not to miss the moment of growing up until the age of 9, when the creative potential is laid in the child for his successful future and he learns to build his "adult" life.
Fifth reason: Quick satiety from communication with a modern doll
Have you noticed that manufacturers use bright acid-pink, green, yellow colors in the appearance of modern dolls? After all, it is this selection of colors that is designed to quickly saturate the toy itself. Such an approach in the future inevitably leads to the acquisition of a new toy, because the world of bright colors is simply vital for the baby.
He wants to once again experience that moment of delight and joy with a new toy. The feeling is quite understandable and very necessary for every person. Indeed, in a state of spiritual joy, positive emotions are liberated in the baby and a feeling of celebration is created. And this feeling teaches us to enjoy life!
Only then the holiday ends, the colors fade and, as a rule, something in the doll breaks or breaks. But the baby does not like this state of affairs and she again demands a continuation of the holiday! How many of these scenes have you seen near a children's toy store?
You now understand that so artificially by the manufacturers of modern dolls, with the help of parents, a difficult situation is formed in children, consisting of a real dependence in a child on a bright combination of colors and at the same time the formation of an inability to enjoy the subtlety of colors, feelings, details occurs. It has already been thought out in advance that after communicating with such a doll, the child will definitely remember that there is still some new, bright modern doll in the store, which will again return the feeling of celebration. This desire will grow in the baby every day, there will be demands and can even reach children's tears and tantrums.
Only you can stop this circle of useless and even dangerous purchases. And it's even better not to buy such modern dolls for your child at all!
Remember your childhood! After all, how many plans for further actions you made, how many interesting things you came up with to improve the image of your favorite doll!
Do not deprive your child of these opportunities!
Remember that there are time-tested dolls that are in no way inferior to modern ones in the game. They can help your child grow into a harmonious and comprehensive personality. Today you can choose a modern handmade doll made from natural materials - wool and wood, which are truly close to human skin.
Since the last century, Waldorf pedagogy has established itself as the closest to the inner world of children.
Waldorf teachers recommend that parents do not buy toys for children at all in which all the details have already been worked out and thought out, but they recommend teaching the kid to create and fantasize from improvised material all sorts of role-playing games.
The Waldorf doll itself for children under 3 has no eyes at all - it is faceless, which is very reminiscent of the folk one. It is very comfortable to sleep with her. She also happens with drawn closed eyes.
For playing during the day, there is a more complicated Woldorf doll with open eyes, which are drawn with small dots, and a mouth with a crescent. When a child grows older than 3 years, certain facial features are more clearly formed in the Woldorf doll: a nose, embroidered eyes and a mouth, and a thumb also begins to stand out on the hand.
For such a doll, it will be interesting for every girl not only to come up with clothes, but also to sew on a button, tie a scarf, put on or take off a dress and even braid, or she can create unusual beads or even sew clothes according to her own idea!
This approach allows the child to fulfill his fantasies in various game situations during any role-playing game.
As you can see, there is always a choice! You only need a little bit - make the RIGHT choice.
