Don’t call girls ‘princess’ or tell them they’re pretty, nursery tells parents in woke handbook that cautions them against praising good behaviour

Parents have been told to stop telling their daughters they ‘look pretty’ or calling them ‘princess’ or ‘a tomboy’ by one of Britain’s largest nursery school groups.

The woke handbook – sent to parents whose children attend Bright Horizons nurseries across the UK – also cautions mums and dads against praising good behaviour, and takes pains to define girls as ‘children who identify as female’.

Urging parents to ‘reflect’ on how they raise their daughters, the advice says: ‘It is so easy to fall into a pattern of praising a girl’s appearance (“You look so pretty!”), labelling her behaviour as “good”, or congratulating her when she does something perfectly.’

Mothers and fathers are also warned against ‘falling into the trap of calling an opinionated girl “bossy” with a tone of disdain’ and told to avoid using ‘gendered’ terms.

The guide, which was emailed to parents, adds: ‘Become aware of gender stereotypes presented in the media your family consumes.

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