Tuesday, March 29, 2011

“Milk Money” or “Food for Thought”

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/breast-feeding-doll-parents-controversy/story?id=13248646

A controversial new doll called “The Breast Milk Baby” allows children to imitate breast-feeding by wearing an included halter-top built with flower-shaped sensors where nipples would be, that make the doll make sucking sounds. The doll also comes with a bottle to feed the baby, for little girls who don’t love their dollies enough to breast feed them.

This toy has some parents outraged, particularly mothers who can’t remove batteries from their babies to get them to stop crying for their "halter top flowers."

To make it more realistic, the manufacturer plans to make the doll cry for a feeding every two hours, especially overnight.

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