Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 5/18/2007 12:56:00 PM Author: Barbara Atkinson, managing Editor (Batkinson@excelligence.com) Subject: How do you handle tumbly boys in your spaces? We have an article coming up in June on Gender Play and I'm interested in hearing *your* thoughts! An excerpt: "Set and enforce limits that keep children safe and reflect the values of your classroom, such as no wrestling or pretend gun play. But also recognize that some physical contact can be useful. Gurian contends that many boys nurture each other in ways that look aggressive, like bumping into each other, and that it’s important to allow that behavior in some way. Boys needs to learn to modulate their physical contact with each other and learn each other’s limits, but if there is a strict 'no touching' policy, they may not get the chance to do that." Name: Email: Subject

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