Appropriate or not?

[CAJ1]

A new toy has been created that allows a child to breastfeed her doll. I think its inappropriate as children seem to be growing up far too fast these days and I think paedos would love to see a child pretending to have boobs. What do you all think?

http://uk.lifestyle.y...oll-article-ez4w.html

[woofgang]

oh not not not soooooooooooooo not

[CAJ1]

I thought so too pixi but on the comments on that page a lot of people think its a good idea, educational and no different from pretending to feed a doll with a bottle!

[smart1]

Ludicrous! As wa the padded bra for under 10's. Are there no mature parents working in these companies ideas depts?

[Bobbisox]

CAJ, this is horrible ...eughhhhhhhhhh

[Canary42]

If that's to teach kids breast-feeding, I hate to think what will come next to teach them about the birds and the bees.

[Zeuhl]

I think there are already dolls for that kind of thing

[CAJ1]

Interesting we're all in the same boat! Its causing quite a stir on the other page with people disagreeing with each other!

Precisely canary, I left a comment on the article saying something similar...

[mightywease]

Well when I was a kid I had a Teeny Tiny Tears which you fed with a bottle, plus it cried and wet itself so you had to change its nappy which is not that much different to this really.

In fact it is a bit more honest about what Mum's, if they are able to breast feed, have to do. And what is to stop a child, as I used to do, pretend to feed a doll from their breast anyway?

[anneasquith]

i would question the sanity of a parent who thinks this is " a good idea"

[CAJ1]

I don't know if I was naive but I never "breastfed" any of my dolls, I probably didn't know I was going to get boobs and that they had a purpose until quite late on! I think I preferred being innocent and naive than knowing all that was to come!

[Sqad]

I am a bit confused here....would you breast feed your baby in front of your little daughter?

If the answer is no, then I can see your objection, but if you would breastfeed your baby in front of your daughter, then your daughter and doll is just copying you.

Isnt that how children learn?

[CAJ1]

Why would they need to learn about breastfeeding at such a young age though sqad?

I think its the top with the pretend nipples that I find weird. Its one thing for them to copy you and pretend but another to put a top on your daughter to imitate breasts IMO

[mightywease]

If the answer is no, then I can see your objection, but if you would breastfeed your baby in front of your daughter, then your daughter and doll is just copying you.

Indeed

I definitely used to breastfeed my dolls because I saw, or knew, that's what 'Mums' did. I didn't understand the mechanics of it, I didn't know why, I just knew that they did and I copied it.

I don't really see anything wrong with that

[Sqad]

CAJ1 no rhyme, reason or rule as to when a child learns, but when a she, sees her mother breast feed a child, she will "ape" it.

Unconscious learning.

[ummmm]

I can't see the fuss. My son used to breast feed his teddies...his sister breast fed her dolls.

I did spend quite a long time breast feeding though...

The paedo argument is a very silly one.

[mightywease]

Tbh I am more worried about the ethics behind this statement by the makers of the toy

"designed to encourage more women to turn to breastfeeding naturally when they reach childrearing age"

as there is already a lot of pressure on new Mum's re: Breastfeeding and guilt asociated with not being able to, or wanting to, breast feed

[Sqad]

pixi....right......LOL

mightywease............read my post again.........I am agreeing with you.