Not only can you get this doll in boy or girl model, but is also comes in different ethnicities. The above photo is the caucasian version.
African American
Asian
Latin
According to the website that is selling them:(http://www.mindfultoys.com/potrto.html)
"A potty training doll that has the same genitals and skin color as your child can assist you with this developmental stage. Kids love playing 'pretend potty-time' with their potty buddy."
Somehow I seriously doubt that either of those claims are true, but let us give them the benefit of the doubt and explore why this anatomically correct doll in the appropriate ethnic version might help your child potty train:
1) Boys stand and girls sit? True, boys eventually stand, but most moms I know teach boys just learning to sit in order to not have to scrub the walls on a daily basis. (And all these boy dolls are sitting.)
2) Different ethinicities go potty in different ways? While we might have different preferences for the way it goes in (different ethnic foods), it all comes out the same way!
3) All of us who were potty trained WITHOUT the aid of this doll frequently wet or soil ourselves? Sorry, I can't say I feel at a loss for not having had this doll way back when.
Any other ideas?
4 comments:
just wouldn't want them to adopt their potty buddy as the favorite toy...i had my blanket for a LONG time. Might be a bit odd in the college dorm bathroom.
Yes! I LOVE critques of children's toys!!!! Keep them coming Liz!
I think that along with a pretend potty, your kids need a pretend kitchen, a pretend crib, a pretend stroller, a pretend lawn mower, a pretend stereo, and a pretend car for themselves and their dolls--many of these things which cost an equal amount to the items you actually own for the adults on your house. In fact, forget having your kids live in your house, why not have a miniture-sized home next to yours with all miniture-sized stuff?! Isn't that what we really need in order to teach our kids how to live as a proper American?!
disclaimer: I do actually have many of these things and frankly am not too sure how I feel about it...
new post?? trip?? litle E??
:)
ok, so should i take it you've abandoned us??
no reminders recently??
come on, throw me a bone, sister :)
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