It's obvious in a market like this that if you think the doll is narcissistic, you're not going to buy it. Ryanne is my oldest. I had my children close together and life was such a whirlwind. And by the time I started slowing down, she's going to school. So losing her was more traumatic for me.
Toys are also a way to practice life.
Even so, Provenzo said, it is better for a child to play with a My Twinn doll than with one designed to talk or walk. He cited a new doll that is programmed to repeat hundreds of expressions. What toy makers are doing there is controlling the play space, and it's probably better for children to play with a simple doll. Of course, there are certain questions when children play with their replicas.