Nurturers

There are times while I'm teaching preschool that Gavin has to just wait for what he needs like when nine 3-4 year olds are waiting for their snack and Gavin decides that he wants to eat too. Gavin will let us all know that he doesn't like being put second. On this particular day, Gavin was being very clear that he wanted something and one by one my 3 to 4 year old girls got up and started playing with him on their own initiative. If you know Gavin then you understand that if someone just looks at him let alone plays with him, he is the happiest of babies. He was in heaven when four girls chose to play with him.
Now where were the boys in our preschool class? Sitting at the table eating their snack. Apparently a crying baby doesn't make them jump up and try to help especially when there is food in front of them.

Girls will be girls and boys will be boys.