boys in early childhood

Today, kindy was a very dangerous place. Inside, boy zombies were terrorizing people; and outside a group of boys were setting up a booby trap. Nearly three quarters of the children at kindy are boys lately, the whole dynamics have been so different.

Boys tend to take risks. A bunch of boys decided to connect planks, wheels, bits and pieces of materials together to build a trap to get someone. I commented that it would dangerous, they claimed, "we don't care." When I said I cared about them, they respond boldly, "we won't die, we just need to go to the hospital, the doctor will fix us." It seemed they are bullet proof.

At the playground, boys are always seen jumping off at a height, and making some daring moves. They are not shy to show how strong they are. Similarly, the so called quiet and gentle ones want to be in control; that could be why they played zombies to scare the girls in the dramatic play.

Boys sometimes see small things as a challenge. While a child said he has built a tall tower, another boy next to him declared in a loud voice that he had built a taller tower. Eventually, the exchange has become a yelling match!

Boys draw and read. They love action stories, funny ones as well as books on dinosaurs and rockets. You may set up a vase of flowers to inspire the girls; but boys certainly love to observe robot or ninja toys for reference, when drawing.

Totally agree with what Jody Mace said about gender differences are the result of both nature and nurture. We need to acknowledge that boys have more physical energy and need more challenging environment and opportunities to learn.