EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced that Barbie and a team of neuroscientists at Cardiff University have released the latest findings from a multi-year study ...

Playing with Barbies may have more developmental benefits for your child than you might think. Whether your kiddo plays alone or with a group of other kids, a little doll play can have a big impact.

A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

Get your kid the toy they want for the holidays this year — four in five parents confirmed that their child is happier, more social, and confident in themselves when they play with their favorite toy ...

The University of Minnesota (UMN) is offering to pay parents of transgender and "gender diverse" children to have their kids play with unconventional dolls, complete with genitals and sex organs. "We ...

According to new findings, playing with dolls can help your kids with important social development skills, like empathy. In other words, they can help them understand how people think and how they ...

Seemingly immune to becoming obsolete, dolls are a classic toy that kids naturally gravitate to. And while they are simply fun to play with for kids, Amanda Vierheller, the co-founder and COO of ...

Ozlem Cankaya receives funding from MacEwan University, The City of Edmonton, and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). MacEwan University provides funding as a member of The ...

When my 16-year-old daughter Claire was a little girl, I found dolls that could walk, roller skate and drive, but none that got around the way she usually did — in a wheelchair. Her little sister ...

As Christmas creeps ever closer, it can be difficult to know what to get your child for the big day. Toys provide an enormous opportunity for childhood brain development—but not all toys are created ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. Black representation in toys is one of the ways to combat ...