The Rio de Janeiro City Council approved on May 8 a bill for the creation of the “Reborn Stork Day”, in order to recognize the work of the artisans who create the hyperrealist dolls that have become popular among adults and generated controversy in social networks (read below). The PL is now awaiting revision of Mayor Eduardo Paes (PSD), who may or may not sanction the new law.
According to the project rapporteur, Councilman Vitor Huro (MDB), the justification for the creation of the commemorative date is that “the birth of a baby is a singular moment in a woman’s life, and is no different for the Reborn moms, but their children are sent by stork, which is the name given to the artisans who customize dolls to look like real babies”.
The justification text also emphasizes the importance of these dolls for people who lost a child. “It has been used in many countries as a reminder of a young child or a baby who has not survived, and has contributed to transforming adult collectors into moms and dads, who adopt these experiences in their royal lives.”
“There are reports of cases in which psychologists are used to restore mourning and other trauma. In the case of death of a newborn child, Baby Reborn is used for a short period, always under professional guidance, assisting in the process of recomposition of the mourning mother or father.”
Mayor Eduardo Paes has until June 3 to speak up or against the creation of the law, or suggest adjustments in the text. THE Estadão He asked Rio de Janeiro if there is the mayor’s intention to sanction the PL, but had not received a return until the publication of this text.
This is not the only bill in process in the country addressing the fever of Reborn babies, but the others – one national and another – aim to ban the use of dolls in public health services or to try to take advantage of legal benefits for lap children.
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Posts on social networks about adults using babies Reborn as if they were real children, attending medical appointments and carrying them with cities, have become popular. However, the report has not found, so far, proof that the cases are real and not just staging for the networks.
Controversy on social networks
It has warmed discussions on social networks. There are reports on the networks of people who tried to make medical consultations for babies Reborn or even hire a lawyer for shared custody process, but the report could not confirm if the cases are real.
According to psychologist Marcelo Santos, professor at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, the popularization of toy by adults can have mental health benefits. This is because it allows you to create communities, it favors the sense of belonging and social interaction, as well as creative stimulation and relaxation.
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“You can’t” define practice as a disease) automatically. It is important to analyze what contexts and motivations behind these behaviors, “he ponders.
The limit between hobby and mental health problem lies in the frequency, intensity, distortion of reality and the impact on the individual’s life, according to psychologist Rita Calegari, from Nove de Julho Hospital. You have to know how to separate what is play from real life.
Daniela Baccan, partner of Alana Babys, a store and manufacturer of Campinas (SP) dolls, says that despite the increase in sales for adults in recent months, most purchases are still made for children.
