Nurturing and education in Germany is still very much in female hands. What effect does that have on boys? How can women see to it that their relationship with boys goes beyond simple care and supervision? To establish a good relationship between child care workers and boys, the female caretaker has to learn to always be aware of her limits as a woman. If we are to approach boys with open eyes and ears, we must look for a common path.

Ilka Weigand, Erzieherin und Dipl. Sozialpädagogin, war viele Jahre in der Krippe, Hort und Kindertagesstätte tätig und übernahm die Konzeption vom KIGA-Kongress, der nach fünf Jahren ein Teil der didacta – die Bildungsmesse wurde.