A lecturer from the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University has developed a toy that instills a sense of compassion in children while teaching them to live happily with people with disabilities and the elderly in society.
Instilling in children a sense of empathy cannot be achieved through rote learning or memorization, but through interactions with people in the society and activities that simulate a variety of situations such as: The “Doll House“, an educational toy developed by Assistant Professor Pornthep Lerttevasiri, Art Education Division, Department of Art, Music, and Dance Education, Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University.
“Instilling empathy in children is important to promote maturity and be able to live happily with others. The best time is preschool ages 3-6 (kindergarten) in which children are most receptive and good at remembering the things they see around them.” thailand university ranking
Dollhouse – a social simulation toy
The dollhouse is unique in that the dolls portray various forms of disability including visual impairment, hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, etc. The dollhouse is equipped with devices used in the daily life of people with disabilities with realistic mechanisms.
Asst. Prof. Pornthep developed the dollhouse based on world-class award-winning research such as doll body joints that have been patented for the specific invention of various locking systems that allow the doll to move at certain joints making them realistic and interesting to play with.
The Doll House set comprises ready-made dolls with disabilities, and complete disability equipment, including ramps and wheelchairs. The parts have high safety standards for children because they are made of a wood substitute called MDF (Medium Density Fiber Board) plywood fiber from dust chips, wood chips, formed with adhesive with medium density.
Children will have fun and learn through playing with the dollhouse and the dolls representing various types of disabilities and aging, including visual impairment, hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, amputees, and the elderly. There are also various types of equipment for the disabled such as walking canes for the elderly. Every component of the dollhouse is a model that functions like real items.
“The dollhouse is an educational medium to create awareness and understanding in children of coexistence, disability, human aging, and empathy.”
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