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Dolls beat tablets at building social understanding, six-week study suggests
- March 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Research by Cardiff University has found that playing with Barbie dolls can help reach key milestones in developing empathy and social understanding during childhood. Doll play was found to be beneficial for both boys and girls, and is particularly valuable for those experiencing problems with their peers. The work appears in PLOS One.
Originally published at Phys.org