Messages are expressing these games can be considered prejudicial to the formation of life goals an

"Costakis, stop playing with her dolls ANNOULA. You are the man, my child. We have to play with toy soldiers and your weapons. " A phrase that was heard in children's party and pretty much all the boys have heard then leaving with curiosity doll. Without understanding why it is "prohibitive" a little boy playing with "girly" games, magazine fashion issue as respectively a little girl with kotsidakia of playing "war" instead of caring fake baby.
Already since birth the world is colored with pink and blue color according to sex. From that moment automatically get the same color clothes, the room and toys. It seems that all limit the potential of all-round development of children and convey ideological messages about sex. The theme will be developed in the framework of "reflection on childhood" magazine fashion issue organized by the Department of Early Childhood Education in collaboration with the Faculty of Education magazine fashion issue and the Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University magazine fashion issue of Thessaloniki Friday, October 31 by Professor of Pedagogy Faculty Lady Dimitra Kogkidou.
Toys intended mainly for boys are weapons, vehicles, action figures and emphasize violence, aggression and competition. In contrast, games aimed at girls focus on parenting skills, domestic activities and related to the attractive appearance by teaching girls how important appearance for social acceptance.
"From infancy children begin to choose games based on their gender. Something similar happens in the courtyard of the hour of free play, where girls will prefer to play imitation role play and act out mom with kids or princesses. Instead, the boys will play "war" or football and will impersonate superheroes "says transferring the 'Step' experience of Mrs. Katerina Thomatou, preschool teacher, noting magazine fashion issue that" in rare cases with children can play games with the opposite sex if pique their interest, but usually the game lasts for a short time. "
Messages are expressing these games can be considered prejudicial to the formation of life goals and their future prospects. "The gendered division of games harms girls and boys. For example, boys often have no experience with games that emphasize the development of parenting skills and household responsibility. In modern times there is greater division of home care and upbringing of children could benefit both boys and thus to achieve in practice the reconciliation of family and work life, "says magazine fashion issue the" Step "Mrs. Kogkidou.
The "boys", as we are used to characterize, games prepare children magazine fashion issue for the "real world" and contribute to the preparation for future integration into the world of science and technology. Through games the boys are learning adventure and physical activity outside the home, as well as prestigious professions.
"In addition there are several indications from recent research magazine fashion issue that the games are played by young children may lead to career options. The issue is not as simple as a construction game will not teach children how to become engineers, but are likely to promote positive attitudes towards specific scientific area and recorded by children as a pleasurable activity, "says Ms. Kogkidou.
In recent years there is a growing international concern about the issue of early division of interests and children's activities through and games and there are initiatives to repeal. Already in the United Kingdom, the organization Let Toys Be Toys has undertaken several initiatives to stop the strict separation, as in Australia, the organization Play Unlimited . In Greece there is a need to organize the relevant campaign magazine fashion issue and in doing so created - as a first step - Facebook page entitled "All the toys for all the children." magazine fashion issue (Https://www.facebook.com/dkogkidou?fref=ts)
'But toy stores were not always so gendered separated. Moreover, the pink color was not considered suitable for girls as 1950. Women's magazines in the 1940s wrote that parents should dress their boys in pink because it is a warm and expressive color and girls with a calm blue &