The Importance Of Gender In Preschool Children

When a child has hit the preschool age they become more and more independent from here on out. They no longer need an adult to be able sustain themselves. This is because children have learned what they need to do to survive and how to self-sustain. Now an adult will obviously still need to do the large things such as prepare and serve the food but the adult will no longer need to feed the child or clean up after them. Because of this parents begin to have more respect and trust for the Childs ability’s. When a child feels trusted and respected they will show the adult the same by taking on small chores around the house to better the family dynamic aspect. Now children still need lots of attention and care but they will only seek this in …show more content…
In terms of dressing themselves depending on the child and the environment they were raised in they might pick something that corresponds to their gender or is opposite. However children should not feel punished for picking out something to wear that might not correspond to their gender because you don’t want them to feel negative for expressing themselves. As an adult it is a good idea to suggest other things that might be more appropriate. At the age of four a child is fully able to dress themselves from head to toe however if a problem occurs it will not take long for the child to become upset. The child has also developed a way of categorizing shirts and pants and sock there for they are able to fold and put away their cloths on their …show more content…
This is because there are so many dangerous things in the world that a child could get into such as sharp objects or poisons ones. Not only this but because children have so much energy they are constantly falling down and hurting themselves. Until the ages of two, children have not yet learned how to play with one another because of this an adult needs to be present to resolve fights and teach the children how to act around one another. Because of the fighting a child might erupt into a temper tantrum which needs to be dealt with right away by a teacher who can remove the child from the environment and have them calm down on their own. An adult does not only need to be present to make sure the children stay safe but to show the children how to act in certain