Abstract: An improved training doll for prospective mothers, sisters, child attendants and the like is provided which includes a life-like torso having the approximate weight, size and appearance of a baby, preferably a newborn infant. The torso has arms and legs articulated to it and including fold lines. The arms and legs are also of the proper approximate size, weight and appearance, to simulate a baby and include means in the form of surface patches for restricting movements thereof to life-like movement directions. Thus, the knees may have patch knee caps and the arms may have elbow patches. The head is also of the approximate size, weight and appearance of a baby and is connected to the torso by a weak preferably tube-like neck which permits the head to freely flop forwardly and rearwardly. This can be accomplished by pinching the neck transversely, as by a sew line, at about the junction with the torso.