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Hi sorry, totally frazzled now

i have answered most of this question but stumped on gender side... can anyone help me with some pointers plse...

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Hi sorry, totally frazzled now

i have answered most of this question but stumped on gender side... can anyone help me with some pointers plse...

Many thanks
Oh and sorry, forgot to tell you the actual question...

How you adapt your practice to meet the health and physical development needs of children, taking into account age, gender, ethnicities, individual needs and abilities

Many thanks again
Wendy
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Oh and sorry, forgot to tell you the actual question...

How you adapt your practice to meet the health and physical development needs of children, taking into account age, gender, ethnicities, individual needs and abilities

Many thanks again
Wendy
If you break this question up/pull it apart, it'll be much easier. It's just so difficult when you have a multitude of questions and reams of writing ahead so I'll start for you.

Adapt -change something to suit

health and physical
age:

toileting/washing hands etc
a 2 year will/may need help with both,
a 3 year old may be capable of toileting/washing hands but needs prompting/ reminding when to go and also to wash their hands.
A 4 year old understands better the concept of hygiene and nearly always remembers to wash their hands after they've gone to the toilet (unprompted).

Above is how you adapt your help/response to a child. To actually adapt the above you may install (if finance permits) a smaller toilet or you may provide a toilet step for the toilet and washbasin.

Of course there are always exceptions to the rules - where a 2 year old is always washing their hands - not for hygiene reasons, but because they just love water!

Physical
climbing a slide - help and someone close by as a 2 year climbs a frame and goes does a slide
A 3 year is much more competent
Sometimes a 4 year becomes nearly airbourne when hurling themselves down the slide!

Above is how you adapt your response/support and to think of adapting an entire physical activity you may provide
2 year old sit 'n' ride
3 year old 3 wheeled trike
4 year old larger 2 wheeled scooter

Do the same with gender and explain although all children are given equal opportunities to choose what and how they play with something you have taken into account that boys in your setting enjoy 'superhero' games, so you have provided capes, fire fighter costumes with hoses etc.
You may state that some girls like to dress as fairies and dance to 'fairy' music. You could provide varied props and accessories (with both gender in mind) and the children will adapt those to suit their imaginative and creative play

You may state that you provide activities such as junk gluing where children can choose to make models of their choice and often boys will make cars, girls may make houses or a princess castle.

Ethnicity - you may have many equality/diversity toys/resources/equipment , but if a child starts at your setting, try and adapt to make them and their family feel welcomed and valued. It doesn't have to be a big bold satement, but if you have a welcome poster that says hello in 20 languages, but their language is not one of them - wouldn't it be nice to be able to add that to it. You could ensure you buy a doll or two of their ethnicity to place in the creche. You can ask if they would like to share any celebrations with the setting. You adapt you involvment with families to suit a child's needs, interest and culture; so if you have a child from a different culture or country, it's a real bonus to have a family to share and learn from.


Individual needs and abilties - I'll let you do this one.
Needs - age food preferences/allergies etc
Abilities - will a 2 year old have the same ability as a 3/4 year old?
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Thank you sooooo much, great help x
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