Q I am key worker for a four-year-old girl with a genetic disorder who has just joined our nursery. She is very small and a bit unsteady on her feet. How can we develop her confidence and prevent her from being teased?
A Research tells us nursery children are much less aware of disability, and indeed skin colour, than older children. Children are most influenced in their attitudes towards each other by the behaviour and attitudes of the adults around them. Teasing is part of everyday life and you may not be able to prevent it. However, staff can do much to foster a general attitude of respect and tolerance in the nursery and, in particular, towards those who may seem a little different.
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