I have been using this armature for toddlers for quite a while and it does help to give stability to the 28 to 30 inch toddlers. Just a word of advice though, the legs will need to be bent back or cut as they are too long for the toddler body. The advantage to using the armature is that the doll will stand fairly well on its own this way and the arms can be posed and it can sit fairly well. When using the doll without the armature, they tend to not be able to both sit and stand. I would highly recommend the armature for a lifelike effect in the toddlers.