Early childhood educators speak differently to boys compared to girls in toddler classrooms, University of Queensland research has found.
Senior researcher Dr Aisling Mulvihill from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute said the study raises questions about how everyday language may shape developmental opportunities for boys’ social and emotional development.
“National early development data has shown boys are almost twice as socially and emotionally vulnerable as girls, by the time they enter school,” Dr Mulvihill said.
“What we don't know is to what extent this vulnerability is shaped by how society engages with boys and girls differently.”
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