Survey

For my Barbie essay, I'm hoping to possibly include some research components. In my last post, I started writing about how playing Barbies perhaps had some psychological benefits, in terms of helping me deal with my fears and exploring the world around me at a time when I was too young to explore it myself. In the sidebar of my blog, I posted a survey asking if you played with dolls when you were younger (Barbies, action figures, baby dolls, etc.). The survey itself is completely anonymous. For those of you who are willing, I was wondering if you could also answer any of these questions for me:

1. How old were you when you started playing with dolls? Why did you start?
2. How old were you when you stopped playing with dolls? Why did you stop? 
3. Why did you play with dolls? (Maybe it's just because it was fun, but maybe looking back, you find some underlying meaning as to why you played with them.)
4. Some sources say that playing with dolls is beneficial to a child's childhood. It allows them to role play and experiment with what it feels like to be an adult. Others say that dolls–Barbies specifically–make children believe they need to look a certain way to achieve the "perfect image." Where do you stand? 
5. Is there a difference between the psychological effects of playing with Barbies compared to baby dolls? (When playing with Barbies, usually the child is just making them talk. When playing with baby dolls, the child is more directly involved in the game, because he/she is having to act and be in the make-believe world.) 

I would love to hear your responses. For anyone who would rather post "Anonymously," just set your profile as "Anonymous."

Thank you!