The reason children like to chat with dolls, attention signs?

Ever see a kid talk to his own doll? Some people pretend to feed dolls, take them to sleep, even denounce them as if they were talking to real people.

For adults, this view might feel adorable as well as inviting curiosity. Why would a child talk to an inanimate object like that doll have feelings?

This behavior could be part of an imaginative game. When playing, children can create characters, create stories, and imagine what characters think or feel in their games.

To quote Developmental Science journals, children use more language in terms of mind, desire, and other people's feelings when playing dolls than when playing tablets.

These differences are especially visible when children play themselves. For example, the kid pretended to be sad, asked, "Why are you sad? Miss mama, huh?"

In the game, children imagine dolls have certain feelings, then make conversation based on the feelings they imagine.

Playing dolls can be an opportunity for a child to talk about other people's thoughts and feelings. It has to do with social cognition, which is the ability to understand people's minds, feelings, and behavior.

When playing, kids don't always treat dolls as regular objects. They can name it, personality, even a certain role.

Dolls can be babies that need to be fed, patients that need to be treated, or friends who tell stories. Kids then develop conversations that fit the characters they make.

To quote the Development Psychology study, children with imaginary friends of objects tend to treat the object as something to care about. It helps explain how children can give their identities and roles to objects they have.

The habit of talking to dolls or creating imaginary friends can't be interpreted instantly as a sign of lonely or lack of attention.

The kid who asked the doll out for a chat doesn't often show any problems. This kind of game could be part of the way children create stories and explore situations.

Parents can observe child's play and sometimes engage, for example, by asking about the story he's making. From there, parents can figure out how a child imagines character and develops the role of the game.

Talking dolls can't answer. However, through the conversation he created himself, the child had a chance to develop imagination and explore thoughts and feelings in his game.