How does your daughter play with dolls?

LOL @ Joy.

My 2.5 year old loves her baby dolls - she pretends to feed them, put them to bed, pushes them in her toy stroller. She has a Barbie, but doesn't really play with it that much.

"Is Barbie a different developmental stage that they'll grow into" - Yes, I think so. I never played with Barbies until I was 6 or 7. But I never was into to baby dolls at all either. All kids are different of course, but I think Barbies would tend to be for a little bit older child.

It probably depends on the kid. I bought my daughters these really fine Kathe Kruse dolls, including one that can be taken in the bath and have its hair washed -- and they have a few hand-held cloth dolls and some of the Madame Alexander Wendy-kins dolls that were my total favorites growing up (like Barbies, but younger and more girlish/innocent-looking). But thus far, my three and five year olds care nothing for dolls. Occasionally, they'll pull out the dolls and change their clothes and then leave them abandoned in a heap on the floor. They definitely don't mommy them.

My youngest loves animals and sleeps with dozens of them; she notices when even one is missing from the pile. The animals are who she feeds, clothes, and plays imaginary games with,

My eldest doesn't even need that much to stimulate her imagination; her friends are all in her head -- save for her uncooperative sister who brings her endless angst. She does sometimes play with her Playmobil people.

So I'd say it depends on the kid as to whether or not they hit a Barbie phase. Some, like mine, never even hit a baby doll phase, apparently.

I even have 2 daughters who're 7 and eight years previous. they're like evening and day. My oldest has certainly no pastime in dolls or any toys for that be counted. She in no way has. She'd fairly be analyzing a e book, drawing, portray, writing a tale, enjoying a pastime, etc. My youngest on the different hand...dolls are her life. She collects toddler dolls. i think of she has around 40 of them and she or he names all and sundry of them. She has a stroller, vehicle seat, toddler service, bottles, nutrition dishes, diapers, diaper bag, etc. for them. She would not care what form they're, what length, hair or no hair, etc. basically as long as they're infants then they're nice by using her. each holiday, my significant other's mom supplies my daughter the lecture that she would not choose anymore infants. I tell her that it truly is rubbish and that i purchase her a sparkling one besides. If that's what she likes then that's what she likes!

That is so cute and funny. They are just playing with their dolls because right now thank God they have no interest in boys. Don't panic about it. My babies were the same way. When they hit like 8, 9 then they asked me about buying them one guy doll. So don't sweat it.

My daughter isn't too interested in dolls. She'll play with her baby doll for a few minutes but she likes her stuffed animals better. She really likes to color and make art, not dolls so much.

It doesn't matter how they play, as long as they are having fun and using their imagination.

I never played 'mummy' with my dolls. I played with my Barbie's. They got married, then divorced and killed each other.... Weird, considering my parents were in a loving relationship

they will play more interactively with them when they are older. My brother is just starting to play interactively with his trains at 4.

If this is all you can find to worry about, then you need a hobby :o)