Children and parents are being shown a 'softly softly' approach to interacting. Joyce Reid reports
In Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney (Walker Books), a rabbit reaches up to the sky to illustrate the enormity of his emotion. Many pre-school children in the poorer areas of Dundee are now also stretching as high as they can, in imitation of this well-known bunny. They are taking part in a project designed to help parents interact better with their children, and give early years workers ideas for physical activities.
The Youth Sport Development Project began in 1998. It originally focused on older children, but soon realised the need to include under-fives. Project co-ordinator Alys Craven secured Sure Start funding for an additional staff post, held by Jackie Archibald, and since October last year, Jackie has been visiting early years settings in the social inclusion partnership (SIP1) areas of Dundee.
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