<p><a href="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/feb2007/picture6535.aspx" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/photos/feb2007/images/6535/365x274.aspx" align="right" border="0" height="150" hspace="4" width="150"></a></p><p>We
have no dolls in the house. No one. There are monkeys, sure -- and
frogs, monsters, trolls and bears galore. But I can't find one stuffed
or plastic anything that in some way resembles a human. And I'm afraid
that's thwarting my daughter's imagination.</p><p>You see, I just read Lilianna's great post at Mother Talkers about when imagination <a href="http://www.mothertalkers.com/storyonly/2007/2/12/2125/52896">might begin</a>.
Her daughhter, about the same age as my own, was given a doll and began
"caring" for it -- or at least treating it like the little girl has
been treated, with lots of love and kisses. I'm wondering that by not
giving my girl a doll, I might be crippling what appears to be latent
instinct?</p>
