New tool to detect signs of distress in babies trialled
A new observation tool that detects signs of social withdrawal and distress in babies has been...
A new observation tool that detects signs of social withdrawal and distress in babies has been...
In the final part of her series, Caroline Vollans focuses on the tricky area of how to make strong...
In the first of a three-part series, Jan Dubiel sets out 12 key ‘Learning Behaviours’ that should...
What are co-regulation and self-regulation skills and how do they interact? Caroline Vollans reports
In part 2 of her series on social interactions, Caroline Vollans explains how children can be...
In the first of a series on social interactions, Caroline Vollans explores positive environments to...
Why do some children ‘flip their lid’? Mine Conkbayir explains in this edited extract of her book...
‘Conation’ is the will or urge to do something. Helen Garnett explores the importance of...
Is the word ‘tantrum’ now inappropriate? Annette Rawstrone speaks to experts on different sides of...
Attention-seeking is often dismissed as a negative behaviour, but it actually has an important role...
In this extract from new Early Years Alliance publication Prioritising Children's Mental Health and...
When do young children need rules, and when is it OK to break them? Caroline Vollans investigates
Today marks the first day of Anti-Bullying Week (15-19 November) with Odd Sock Day – designed to...
The play therapy workforce have spoken out against comments made during an episode of Coronation...
At one setting in East London, parents of Bangladeshi descent showed a cultural and generational...
How can adults help to build kindness and co-regulation in children – as well as themselves? Helen...
Helen Garnett explores the role of early years education in preventing violence against women and...
A health visitor programme, which involved parents being filmed playing and eating with their...
Nursery manager Suzanne Sandell is seeing better emotional responses from children following a free...
How has children's play been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic at home and in settings, and are...
Various organisations urge the Government to make more funding available to early years settings as...
From trauma to bereavement and domestic abuse, the majority of nursery workers are encountering...
Children are spending an average of three hours a day online in their leisure time, on top of online...
How should early years practitioners deal with a child who is swearing in their setting, and what...
The atmosphere in the country has changed with the second wave of COVID, but how has that affected...
Practitioners observing children’s play during the pandemic have a unique chance to contribute to an...
Mental health difficulties in primary school-aged children increased during the first national...
Children’s views of nursery after Covid-19 have been revealed at one setting in Birmingham. Dr Anita...
Picturebooks can help children get to grips with rules, routines and bedtime. Andy McCormack...
London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is hosting free holiday clubs to help children who are at risk...
A new report finds that the Coronavirus lockdown has been detrimental for babies and their parents...
Children, and especially boys, demonstrate stronger stereotyping about masculine and feminine jobs...
During lockdown, young children will have experienced a sense of loss of their normal way of life,...
Research has shown a link between extreme deprivation in early childhood and smaller brain size....
Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are...
What makes babies and toddlers laugh, and what purpose does this expression of humour serve in their...
Leaving a baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development and attachment, according...
How can early years practitioners encourage children to become active helpers, rather than passive...
Unions have condemned plans revealed in a leaked Government paper that reportedly state that schools...
The UK's communications regulator has received 30 complaints about Channel 4’s ‘Train Your Baby Like...
The new Channel 4 programme, 'Train Your Baby Like a Dog', is emblematic of attitudes to young...
Marjorie Ouvry explains ‘The 6 As of behaviour management and interaction’, her guide to getting the...
A video-based early intervention programme called Circle of Security Parenting is boosting...
Understanding and responding to young children’s distress is vital to their future mental health,...
Why does rough and tumble play benefit children and how can practitioners enable it in a positive...
Supporting the learning of introverted children means first getting to know them and being sensitive...
The average time children spend online is now three hours per day, finds a new report.
The ever-popular subject of children's behaviour gets a new twist at the Nursery World Show 2019 in...
Reflect is an innovative approach to supporting children’s emotional development and resilience...
Children who spend some time in formal childcare are less likely to have behavioural problems than...