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Originally Posted by jessica
Can anyone give me a few ideas please, I really want to hand this unit in tommorow x
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Hi Jessica,
You asked how you could avoid stereotyping children?
You would do this by treating all children equally, expectation or behaviour (to and from them) and giving all children the same opportunities by providing activites and resources for all children. such as:
in role play i.e. provide police/fire fighters/bakers/mechanic cotumes and hats for all - female and male officers - showing these professions positively and for all.
If a child (whatever gender) puts on a dress/overalls do not make comments such as 'Oh, look he's wearing a dress' to anyone (or comments to the child).
Encourage children by talking and taking an interest in their play/activity - whatever they are wearing in their mind even a scarf pinned onto their back turns them into a superhero - so don't mock them.
Encourage children whatever their gender to play with what may have once seemed a female/male domain - washing/cooking/ironing/firefighter/builder etc
Don't treat children differently such as if there appears to be a disagreement between a boy and a girl, don't assume the 'rough' boy has started it. It could be either - keep an open mind.
Don't use language such as don't cry 'you are a boy' - boys/men have emotions/feelings and need to show and express them.
Don't have expectations that a boy can climb better tham a girl - if we give equal opportunities to all children, they will all have the same chance of choosing what they wish to do and these 'open' beliefs will help them as they grow older to accept everyone positively and on an equal footing.
Basically to avoid stereotyping children - treat them the same - but remember they are all individuals.
Avoid labelling and steryotyping children?
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