Plastics 'Feminizing' Baby Boys

Is it natural or disgusting?

(NEWSER) - A new baby doll that little girls "breast feed" is giving parents heart palpitations. The doll, created in Spain, is now heading to US toy stores. Creators of the " Breast Milk Baby " insist the $90 toy triggers a perfectly natural pretend-play process that teaches girls the very valuable lesson that they should nurse their babies when they become moms. Some outraged parents say it's creepy and obscene watching little girls clutching the babies to their chests for a noisy suck session. The doll set comes with small vest girls wear with two breast-positioned "flowers" where the doll's lips move to "suck." The dolls also suck pacifiers, cry, and burp. More»

Spanish toy comes with halter top to simulate nursing

(NEWSER) - If urinating and burping toys aren’t enough, a Spanish doll provides simulated breastfeeding, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Bebé Glotón, which translates to Baby Glutton, comes with a halter top for the doll's owner, and it's equipped with a pair of flowers that take on the role of nipples. The wearer holds the doll to the flowers, and nursing sounds ensue. It’s “meant to impress upon kids that nursing is natural,” writes Amy Griff. More»

(NEWSER) - Women have no equivalent to Stand By Me to help them relive their lost tweener years, Hortense writes on Jezebel. The blogger admits to "a jealousy that creeps in whenever I watch Stand By Me. The relationships shared between the boys seem so real, so true.” The next-best thing for women, Now and Then, "is a sweet little film" that Hortense enjoys but calls "a stereotypical mess." More»

Soon-to-be-published Greven offers helpful hints on handling the opposite sex

(NEWSER) - A 9-year-old Colorado boy garnered national attention—and a two-book publishing deal—after penning answers to that age-old mystery: how to talk to girls. Alec Greven offers some helpful hints on the opposite sex via the Christian Science Monitor.

• Forget the “pretty girl”—one who favors fancy earrings and “all those shoes”—and cozy up to a “regular girl.” The playground pollster found that “about 73% of regular girls ditch boys, 98% of pretty girls ditch boys.”

Bush could yet veto bill including measure to keep phthalates away from children

(NEWSER) - Congressional negotiators have agreed to ban a group of toxins common in children’s toys, part of a consumer-protection bill, the Washington Post reports. The ban mirrors tougher standards at big retailers like Wal-Mart and Toys R Us, and, like those bans, wouldn’t take effect until after the holiday season. President Bush opposes the measure, but hasn’t yet promised to veto it. More»