Why Inclusive Toys Are About More Than Play Time

<p>From&nbsp;<a href="http://barbie.mattel.com/shop/en-us/ba/all-barbie-dolls/barbie-fashionistas-doll-27-sweetheart-stripes-curvy-dmf29" target="_blank">Barbies with curves</a>&nbsp;to dolls&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbC7V3oicoQ" target="_blank">with disabilities</a>, kids have more options for play.</p><p>This representation matters.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/comic-books-like-everything-else-benefit-from-diversity/">Comic Books, Like Everything Else, Benefit From Diversity</a></b></p><p>Toys are becoming more inclusive.</p><p>Experts say toys that challenge stereotypes about beauty and what&#39;s &quot;normal&quot; have a positive impact.&nbsp;</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/looks-like-marvel-doesn-t-hate-black-widow-toys-after-all/">Looks Like Marvel Doesn't Hate Black Widow Toys After All</a></b></p><p>&quot;When children are playing with toys and they are seeing their skin color and their family formation that again just says, &#39;I am normal. I am part of this world. I am valued. I&#39;m accepted,&#39;&quot; said Tarah Fleming, the education director of Our Family Coalition.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/mo-high-school-students-hold-trump-sign-at-basketball-game/">Are These Students Being Racist Or Just Unsportsmanlike?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/arpaio-claims-he-can-prove-obama-s-birth-certificate-is-fake/">Sheriff Joe Arpaio Says He Has Proof Obama&#039;s Birth Certificate Is Fake</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/federal-facility-unknowingly-used-deadly-strand-of-ricin/">Trainees At Federal Facility Practiced With Deadly Strand Of Ricin</a></li></ul>