Norman PhartEphant opens the door on silly, which can be hard to find at times. Norman starts a conversation about bodily functions and dealing with those appropriately. Norman celebrates the reality of being embarrassed from time to time. And if one chooses to discus the back story, Norman offers the opportunity to discuss another option to family building, adoption.

While we would have preferred that the PhartEphant came with a book that would have placed the bodily functions and discretion in context, the toy is well-made and for the right dads and kids could be a fun and instructive toy.