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Kim Chakanetsa speaks to a psychologist and a doll maker to discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.
Dr Lisa Dinella is an expert on how toys influence the child’s brain, their sense of self and even the opportunities they have in later life. She is a professor of psychology in America’s Monmouth University and has given an address in the White House on gender disparities in children’s media and toys.
Produced by Sarah Kendal.
(Image: (L) Dr Lisa Dinella, credit Andrew Beldowicz. (R) Sunaina Somu Divakar, credit Balamurali Gurusamy.)
By BBC World Service4.5
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Kim Chakanetsa speaks to a psychologist and a doll maker to discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.
Dr Lisa Dinella is an expert on how toys influence the child’s brain, their sense of self and even the opportunities they have in later life. She is a professor of psychology in America’s Monmouth University and has given an address in the White House on gender disparities in children’s media and toys.
Produced by Sarah Kendal.
(Image: (L) Dr Lisa Dinella, credit Andrew Beldowicz. (R) Sunaina Somu Divakar, credit Balamurali Gurusamy.)

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