Practice Guide: Gender
What influences gender differences in the early years, and how can we ensure that gender stereotyping does not limit opportunities for boys or girls?
A Unique Child: Cognitive Development - Boys and girls
Gender differences in behaviour are widely accepted and extensively researched, but only now are studies revealing the biological influences in children, say Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
Learning & Development: Superhero Play - Super girls and boys
What's the difference between a superhero and a fairy godmother? It depends on who you ask. Michael Jones explores how adult attitudes can encourage or stifle children's imaginative play.
Nursery Equipment: Gender - Feeling blue?
... Or in the pink? Colour-coding and crass gender signalling persist even in these times of presumed equality. Anne O'Connor helps practitioners to negotiate the minefield of bias.
A Unique Child: Inclusion - In the pink
Early years practitioners can do a lot to challenge gender stereotypes and avoid limiting the choices for both girls and boys, says Phoebe Doyle.
Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... Gender
Penny Tassoni explains how young children begin to understand gender
Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... choosing toys for children aged three to five
Rubber ducks in the bathroom, stacking beakers in the kitchen. If you have a three-year-old, the chances are that your home is already feeling like a toyshop.
A Unique Child: Sexualisation - Body image
A Government report warns about the sexualisation of children and lays the blame on media and retailers. Melanie Defries investigates.
Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Pink
There's a lot of the colour about, but does it pose challenges for nursery practitioners? Melanie Defries hears about their experiences with children.
Positive relationships: Ask the expert ... Best of friends?
The choice of playmates in different contexts reveals interesting issues about friendship and about gender to Dr Maria Robinson.
Equality and Diversity: Part 2 - Gender
Treating males and females as equal is not always easy in early years settings dealing with an unbalanced workforce and families' different cultural beliefs, says Anne O'Connor.
Positive relationships: Ask the expert ... Boys and girls
Practitioners need to be careful to treat children as individuals when establishing a sense of gender identity, advises Dr Maria Robinson.
Positive Relationships: Boys - Why gender matters
Practitioners need to rethink how they regard boys and girls, whether as equals or as naturally different, to support their learning, writes Maria Robinson.
A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Pretty in pink
Seeing a young boy do something considered feminine provokes some extended thinking about traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Anne O'Connor explores the issues in practice.
Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Wild things?
When boys are playing boisterously and causing disruption, it may be time to look again at what type of activities are being provided for them, advises Penny Tassoni.
EYFS best practice: All about ... Superhero play
What is superhero play? Why do children enjoy it? Should adults restrict it? And how can early years practitioners support this form of play? Nicole Weinstein provides some answers
Gender: news and opinion
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Children learn gender bias at nursery
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In My View - Can we be gender-blind?
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Girls 'believe they're better' than boys from early age
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Girls lead boys at age five, says Millennium study
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Children's EYFS Profile scores rise again, as gender gap narrows slightly
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New research shows that allergies are gender related
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'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers
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More girls than boys in the top ten per cent at the age of five
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Children's scores in the EYFS Profile continue to rise, but gender gap persists
Practice Guide: Supporting Boys
Advice, information and ideas for supporting boys to become confident and competent learners.
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