Would you ladies be upset if there was a 7 to 1 ratio of boys to girls in a MOD class? My daughter is 28 mo and the rest of the class is made up entirely of boys, not one other girl. I expressed my concern to the director who said she would call me back today, but hasn't. My husband feels that she may be rough housed or bullied. What do you think?
No. It would not bother me in the least.
I don't think she will be rough-housed or bullied - most girls will end up taking control and being the bully to the boys - sorry - but in working in daycare that has been my experience when a girl if outnumbered - especially one who is strong - she will just come in and take control...
There's NOTHING wrong with a girl playing with boys...seriously...she may learn something!!!! :)
last year our class was all boys and one girl and they never bothered her at all. It depends a lot on the age but I really doubt they will gang up or bully her. Kids don't start acting that way until at least 1st grade and if there is that one that does act that way, they will do it to boys or girls, they are just stinkers. ;o)
I wouldn't care. Not all boys are rough and tumble. Plenty of boys like playing with girls. Just because they are boys, does not mean they bully. Little girls can be the worst bullies out there.
I wouldn't think twice about it. When I was that age, I ran around with a pack of the neighborhood boys for a few years. Kids this young don't even realize they're the only girl/boy. They just want to have fun with other kids their age! Are you concerned about bullying or rough play because the others have a history of that? If you're concerned because you know their history, you should talk to the director in person about it, but if you're just assuming they might be rougher because they're boys, wait until you have a reason to talk to the director about a situation. You might never have to do that!
I really think it depends on your child and how she is doing. When my son was little, at the end of the day, they would split the larger classroom down into two smaller classrooms. He always ended up with ALL the girls and then, the rest of the boys were in another room. This happened so often that I finally asked about it. They said that at the end of the day they were just trying to split the group into the "calm" kids and the "rambunctious" kids. My son was considered "calm" and so he went with the girls. He loved it - he actually hates rough housing and is not into sports.
On the flip side, my little girl, right now, would love to play with a bunch of boys. So, if your child is fine, I would be fine with it.
Good luck!
L.
At 28 months I don't think THEY care that much about gender. And I doubt you will have a problem. My daughter was in a mostly boys class at that age and she loved it. Good luck!
It wouldn't bother me. I have two boys and if one of them was in a class of all girls, that would be fine. Not all boys and girls are the same anyway. My oldest son attends a school where the classes are separated by gender, and some of the boys in his class are rough and wild and some are very quiet and more reserved.
I wouldn't bother me at all, but it might bother her. It really depends on your girl. Boys can be gentle and girls can be tough, so it really doesn't boil down to that. My girl though, would not have like a class with all boys. By the time she was 3 yrs old, she knew she liked playing with my little pony's instead of cars and such and she prefered another girl to play with her. If a boy would play and role play with her with girl toys, then she was fine with that, but we never met one! I'm sure since she is this young, it is no big deal, but by the time the year ends, she may have stronger preferences on who she wants to play with. Even if there was one more girl in the class though, doesn't mean they'd hit it off either. We've met some pretty sassy little girls before! Good luck.
As a preschool teacher, I have had two years of classes with only one or two girls in the class. Usually what would happen is I would start playing kitchen or house with the one girl, and the boys would jump at the chance to play too. Unless they have sisters at home, girl toys are something they don't get to play with much, and they were always more than happy to play, which usually meant the girl was the one directing the boys! Rough housing and bullying is something that was stopped no matter what, even boys play fighting was stopped. I did really enjoy both of those classes with all the boys and one princess!
I doubt she'd be bullied. But rough-housed maybe. My 3 yr old loves to play with other kids and will specifically say "play with boys!" So how will your daughter react if another boy wants to play robots or pretends to be Spiderman or shoots a pretend laser at her? No, I don't think I'd be upset, but then again, I have a boy and can't relate 100%. If you pay a pretty penny for the MDO and you're not real happy, then I say try to get her switched out. But if it's not too expensive and your daughter seems to like it so far, then I would keep her there.
No, it wouldn't bother me. I do think there is a good chance that all those boys will be running around and acting crazy like boys do but she'll probably enjoy it. I don't think kids notice gender at that age. If roughhousing or bullying does occur, I would address it then, good luck
No. All last year, my daughter loved playing with the boys at recess in her pre-school. With your daughter being as young as she is, she'll learn to hold her own, don't worry:)
Children at 28 months don't realize that there is only one girl in the class. They don't even know the difference between a peepee and a gina. Don't sweat it now - save this drama for Junior High!
My daughter started MDO at age 3 and was in a class of all boys. She started in the middle of the year because we moved and there was no other spot for her. It was fine, but it was only for half a year. Had it been a whole year, I think I would have wanted at least one other girl in the class...
When my daughter was in the 2 year and 3 year old preschool classes at our church she was one of only 2 girls in the class. She never had a problem with the boys. It probably depends on the teacher and what type of environment is created in the classroom. My daughter never seemed to mind being in a mostly boy classroom. The atmosphere was one of love for our friends and they all played together.
