To start this half term, our Living and Learning focus has been relationships. We’ve learnt about 3 key areas:
- respecting differences between people
- understanding that we all have different needs
- understanding that there are different types of families
Respecting differences
In this session, we explored the differences between boys and girls.
Sometimes, stories, TV and people say that ‘boys do this’ and ‘boys do that’. The children were able to demonstrate their knowledge that boys and girls can do the same tasks and enjoy the same things.
We also learnt about the PANTS rule. The key points are:
- pants are private
- always remember your body belongs to you
- no means no
- talk about secrets that upset you
- speak up – someone can help
Help at home by discussing the PANTS rule with your child. Explore the resources on the NSPCC website (along with lots of other helpful advice and support).
Different Needs
We all have different needs and we all need different types of care. We discussed the needs that people might have at different stages of their life and who might care for them. We explored different kinds of care:
- fulfilling basic needs
- playing
- loving
- medical
- listening
- physical
- emotional
- social
The children showed fantastic maturity and impressed me with their sensitivity when discussing people’s needs.
Help at home by discussing different needs with your child. You could use this stem sentence to help: I care for ______ by ______.
Different families
We started this session by sharing who was in our families. That was enough to realise quite how different families can look!
There are lots of different ways to be a family. Family is special no matter what it looks like. The important thing is that people in families care about each other.
We discussed how children can seek support when they’re worried about members of their family. Help at home by discussing trusted adults with your child. Where can they seek support at school and at home?