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Playful Girls vs Playful Boys

Class clowns: Playful boys viewed more negatively than playful girls, study finds. New research finds that boys with a playful disposition in kindergarten are viewed as rebellious and disruptive by teachers, as opposed to playful girls who are not labeled this way. Teachers disregard for these 'class clowns' -- and their active discouragement of expressions of playful behavior -- is assimilated by the boys themselves as well as their peers, leading to more negative perceptions of the boys and decreasing their self-esteem. Source 4e.

Boys Playful Girls Playful

When children are little whether they are a boy or a girl they should be treated equally so that all children grow up feeling that what they are doing is correct and not having their self esteem marred in any way.