Playing with Barbie dolls can significantly enhance children's social skills and foster empathy, a new study has revealed. Researchers at Cardiff University discovered that engaging with dolls aids ...

If you have children, you are likely at some point to have wondered how to respond to a question like, "Can I have a Barbie doll?" And those of us who wanted one growing up may well have been told, ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic ...

(NEW YORK) — While the upcoming talking Barbie made waves after some parents called it creepy, its biggest barrier may be the shift in doll play and price. At $75, Mattel will have to prove to parents ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie® is debuting the first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This addition to the line enables more ...

(CNN) — The latest Barbie slays in a chic blue polka-dot crop top, ruffled miniskirt, chunky heels and an insulin pump. She is the brand’s first doll with type 1 diabetes. Dollmaker Mattel worked with ...

In a time defined by uncertainty—geopolitical upheaval, cultural polarization, and shifting norms around identity—the little things matter. Sometimes those little things come in 11.5 inches of plastic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can get so many kinds of Barbie doll - here one in a wheelchair - so how should parents respond if their kid wants one? Make ...

The doll was developed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie ...