Mana

Most of us carry beliefs about boys and girls that we've never stopped to question. Boys are strong. Boys are naughty. Girls are good. Girls are fragile. These ideas seem harmless, but they quietly shape everything: how we respond when a child is upset, how much we challenge them, and what we tell them about who they can be.

In the second session of this three-part series, Maggie Dent joins Mana CEO Himal to explore how our deeply held beliefs about gender, as parents, educators and carers, shape the children in our care in ways we often don't see.

With warmth, honesty and her trademark no-nonsense clarity, Maggie helps us examine the assumptions we carry and offers a more helpful frame, one that allows every child to feel genuinely seen, valued and free to be themselves.

Together, Maggie and Himal will explore:

*   How family and cultural beliefs about gender become embedded in the way we respond to children
*   The most common unhelpful gender stereotypes (boys are naughty/strong; girls are fragile/good) and why reframing them matters
*   Practical ways to create an environment where every child feels genuinely seen, valued and free to be themselves

Who this is for:

*   Early childhood educators and Family Day Care professionals who want to reflect on how gender beliefs show up in their practice
