Report RE: superhero and gun play

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by: Karine

Your right Bob the builder - the issue will never be resolved.

What we need to address here is how practitioners can support boys in achieving.  It is a known fact that boys under achieve - why because females tend to be the ones who predominantly work with these children.  I am not being sexist - funny enough my gender is female!! - but as a practitioner and assessor/trainer the amount of times I go into settings and see the usual dolls house/ cafe role play areas - always the same often geared around the girls who seem to dominate this area. Infact everything is geared around to a calm atmosphere, being quiet in pre-school/nursery until outside play is allowed-which is never enough.  Boys naturally need to expel their energies - when left to their own devises with freinds they usually turn to some sort of superhero play.  Practitioners need to learn how to support this to extend the boys (and girls) learning within this. - So many things can be done in a positive light.  Children will be picking up on violence on TV - I loathe the simpsons which some parents allow their children to watch - but its how adults then discuss/explore with the children the good and the bad things about what they are watching and doing.

If I now think about my childhood - I sat with my Grandfather watching Tom and Gerry - now as an adult analysing that you could be horrified at what Tom put Gerry through! - but somehow through supportive adults I turned out non-violent.

Food for thought!

This is through practitioners not able to understand the learning opportunities superhero play can have on the boys both indoors and outdoors. 

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