Nursery World - Parents uncomfortable with male practitioners changing their child's nappy

Male practitioners are frequently being stopped from providing intimate care to children as parents are uncomfortable with the idea, according to the Men in the Early Years (MITEY) campaign group.

MITEY says it is hearing frequent stories from male early years practitioners whose employers have given in to parents’ demand for them not to be involved in intimate caregiving, such as changing their child’s nappy, because they are uncomfortable with the idea of a man doing it.

A male nursery manager from Liverpool said, 'I’ve had three cases where parents have objected to me toileting their kids. The first was a police officer – but in the end the child dealt with it for me, because they would only ever settle with me, so in the end the guy could see what a good relationship we had, and relented.’

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