twin daughters in an all boys year

[Mutley28]

hi there, anyone got thoughts on the effects of having 2 daughters in an all boys year. albeit a year of 12/13 children, small village school and work in class with year below that ha 4 girls in... my girls very tomboyish, not having girl friends, apart from they have each other as automatic best friends perhaps..

In all honesty, as long as you are happy with the school and teaching etc, i wouldnt worry about the gender thing, in such a small year group this has probably happened before.

How old are they? I think it becomes a bit more of an issue at about 7/8, but with such a small school they must be used to dealing with gender balance issues. All in all I think it would probably do more good than harm, IMHO, as they avoid getting "pink-washed"

Is there a local-ish Brownies group or something, if you wanted to redress the balance a little?

I would not worry as there are other girls in the actual class because it is mixed years. If this is the school you really want,go for it . They may feel a bit isolated when they are older. If they are in the same year, are they twins? I know a friend of mine split her boys into different classes at a larger school so they were seen as separate individuals,not "the twins".

We're in a small village school too and every few years this happens, one boy or girl in a class full of the opposite gender. It doesn't seem to affect them tbh, in such a small school the year groups all tend to play with each other anyway and the rooms all have 2/3 year groups so it's rarely even that noticeable that they're on their own.

DD moved to a school last year to a class of 11 children and she was one of two girls there. It didn't phase her at all re the girl boy thing. She is delighted though that there will be a new girl starting on Monday coming! DD spends her lunch times with some of the girls from the older age groups to her and they get along very well.

thanks for your replies, nice to air anxieties and get so many varied responses. . I have also loved the way there is no gender divide in a small school... Just worry about being in a minority. My girls are 8 and a half, and yes twins, they could do with more available friends, but overall the school is great, nurturing and understanding. We are encouraging thm to do separate after school stuff and hopefully meet new (different and possible female!) mates. thanks again for replies,

risk of small school. Hope it works out well.