Monday, March 1, 2010
Kissing
Today a three-year-old boy tried to kiss a four-year-old girl. We as teachers laughed and said how cute they were, then immediately separated them. This is never something I thought I would have to deal with when teaching children this young. But I guess when you look at the world they grow up in it's not that surprising. Many have single parents who date, along with the movies and television programs they are allowed to watch, like Family Guy, it's no wonder that to a child they think "I'm a boy, she's a girl so I should kiss her." I'm not questioning the parents’ ability to teach their children, but I am wondering whether or not these kids are doing something wrong. I know when I was three I was probably not thinking about boys but then again who knows, I certainly don’t remember. Maybe it's not something we should label as taboo, or a bad behavior. I agree that the kids should be separated and told that this is not an appropriate thing to be doing in a classroom, but should we tell them that kissing is bad?
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This is a wonderful observation and I have often wondered the same thing too! You guys are totally spot on (in my opinion) for separating the children and not scolding them. I don't think there is anything wrong with kissing, but at the age of three? Hmmm...They are so young and unaware of the implications accompanied with kissing, so they see it as just something you do. I remember watching a 7th Heaven episode about kissing and Ruthie kissed her classmate as "revenge" for him kissing her. Kind of like, you hit me, so I hit you. Nothing more, nothing less. So it is interesting to see how these situations play out and what goes through their minds.
ReplyDeleteWow, your posts leaves me questioning myself too! Is it bad? well, personally, kids are innocent but like a blank slate, what influences them are not only their parent's instructions but external environment also come into play.
ReplyDeleteGood observations!!
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