Behaviour, Brains and Balls does not sound like a course aimed at childcare professionals. But this one-day training changed the way Greenacres Day Nursery manager and director Susan Green (pictured) cared for boys at her four settings.
She and three of her staff were ‘stunned’ as they listened to course creator Ali McClure delivering the officially titled Making It Better For Boys training. ‘We kept looking at each other as it rang true,’ says Ms Green.
The course explores differences between girls and boys, and how to support them. It covers subjects including how testosterone affects the brain and body, how to match boys’ development with practice, how boys learn best, and how to help parents understand and support boys. Training involves brainstorming, but no written tasks.
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