Early Child Observation

Behaviours of young children in a preschool classroom is highly affected by the environment in which the child grew up in, the types of play he/she engages in, and also their gender. Similarly, the Ecological System perspective have labelled family, peers and school as the main factors affecting young children under the microsystem. (Bronfenbrenner, 1977). Thus, Early Childhood Educators (ECE) should ensure that such determinants does not negatively impact the development of young children but facilitates the holistic development of young children.

Environment

Social Context

With the high cost of living in Singapore, there is an increasing pressure and demands on parents to earn enough in order to support a family (Livinginsingapore, 2013).

One effective way to increase parental involvement whist considering their work stress is to conduct activities on weekends instead. Moreover, with the activity focusing on the theme of “Understanding Singapore”; the exchange of cultural and societal knowledge is facilitated. Parents can maybe share a few unique information of their race or religion to their child’s class, and children can also learn about different races and religions in Singapore from other

I will not say, “You are a girl, not a boy. You cannot play with guns” or “you are a boy, choose blue instead”. Such remarks often unconsciously contorts the mind-set of children; causing them to either engage in gender segregation during play or decide on what they would like to play after considering their gender. Moreover, if I were to encounter such gender segregation during play, I will try to suggest other types of play without mentioning if the play is more suitable towards a particular gender. Thus, the lack of labelling a type of play with a particular gender might decrease the occurrence of gender