Comments on MamaMoontime: Supporting Boys in Early Childhood Education

As a mama of 2 boys I talk with my mama-friends a...

2011-02-11T10:44:21.773+10:00

As a mama of 2 boys I talk with my mama-friends about this a lot... it's important to be in touch with and validate the fact that boy's play so differently from girls!

thanks for opening a conversation...

MB

I love hearing stories! It is great to share our ...

2010-03-16T17:06:46.147+10:00

I love hearing stories! It is great to share our successes AND challenges! I think mama's do so much better when we let down our guards and be real. We are all just trying our best, and doing a mighty fine job I believe! Great work, Mama Bears!!

I even notice the difference in play when my son o...

2010-03-15T16:25:56.319+10:00

I even notice the difference in play when my son or eldest daughter are home alone (without the other) and when they are home together. By the end of a day together they are rolling on the floor (play) wrestling. My eldest daughter at 2 1/2 yrs is quite an active little girl so she copies everything her older 5 1/2 yr old brother does. Yet alone by herself she is a more girly girl. My son is quite sensitive so not as rough as most boys. His middle sister gives him a run for his money!
Kym

When my boys were young, I felt it was so importan...

2010-03-15T14:17:09.361+10:00

When my boys were young, I felt it was so important for them to express their abundance of energy. I made swords and capes for them - they loved having sword fights (and still do in the pool). They loved making fires (with supervision). They always had a tree in which to climb and build some kind of cubby. In fact my 13 year old has spent the last 6 months building an amazing treehouse out of only scraps of wood - no money spent at all(I will do a blog post on it).I can't put into words how much joy he has had from this process. I often wonder if those early years of waldorf/steiner schooling has kept the creativity alive for him ... I really think so.

Yes, boys are altogether different to girls and I ...

2010-03-14T20:26:55.030+10:00

Yes, boys are altogether different to girls and I wouldn't have thought that before having my son, followed by twins - a boy and a girl. My eldest boy has just started Steiner kinder here in Tas and his teacher really lets boys be boys. He walked out of class in his spare clothes on his first day after getting into a huge water fight in the sandpit which resulted in mud everywhere. During the winter teachers plead with parents to pack extra warm sets of clothes for the children as they go out in all weathers and play in the dirt! Its so good for them. Indoors they play kings a lot, and dress up in cloaks and crowns and have swords, and of course outdoors sticks become guns - even though we've never had gun play at home, its archetypal I think - but the other day, at home, he was shooting with a gun of life which I found really interesting. I totally agree with the importance of channelling and honouring boy's energy, it needs to live and be validated or else the problems start when the fire gets suppressed and starts to burn on the inside..... Wild boys! I love em!