Would you buy your child an anatomically correct doll?

It is too late to buy my child one (17 years old) but it is a nice idea to learn about one's body. I am not sure how well it play in the household as a toy, parents my get that embarrasing moment when the kid decides to keep the doll naked all the time.

why not. it makes it easier to explain the differences between boys and girls instead of the anatomically incorrect dolls we used to play with, or at least i used to. they want to make these dolls more life like, making them anatomically correct is the best way.

Yes why not. Children should learn about sexuality from a young age. Mine asks a lot of questions. And i always answer him correctly.

No, I don't think I would. Children have enough of an imagination they don't need these type of dolls. I'm sure some people would. But I'm not one of them.

Hi Sheepie, In this day and age little children seems to know more than when I was a child because it is so open today, so I don't think there is anuy thing wrong with giving children doll with genitalia, it is not a taboo thing to mention it now days. Well done good topic. Tamara

No. Kids have plenty of time to grow up without me pushing them. My kid has a snoopy doll that he takes with him everywhere. I can't imagine what he would say if snoopy had "parts".

I'm not really sure if I would buy it or not. Alot of children like to explore at such a young age. I am not sure if it would be good to show those kinds of things to a child at a very young age. It may not be an appropriate time for it.

No, I wouldn't buy one - but I'm not a doll person anyway, and my three daughters much preferred stuffed animals. I didn't like Barbies because they were hard to dress and I didn't like the shape of them. I don't particularly think it's politically incorrect - just not something which would have interested me as a parent.

I can not see any thing wrong with that. A child at that age probably would not know the difference anyway. cd

Would I? Probably not. They are going to learn about it in school anyway. (And not even from the teachers.) So when they ask me about it I will truthfully tell them of course. No "stork" business. lol. But I do think that getting a doll with genitalia is not really what dolls are for. you're not supposed to see that, you're supposed to dress them, and hug them, and kid suff.

I think i would buy an anatomically correct doll if i would have one child. In my opinion as soon kids will now about everything is safer for us. I think it would help a lot to explain for a child about his genetallies etc. But i have five kids and this can be a bit difficult for me. If one of the kids will get two different dolls he will have to much questions. I wouldn't care if child would be about 10 y/o but if the child around 6 or less?