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To the Point - Degrees of attachment

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  • Tuesday, November 2, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Whenever there is a discussion about children's emotional wellbeing, the desire that all children should have a 'secure attachment' with their parents and key people is usually stated. This desire is well-meant; it is also misguided.

In My View - Life inside the buggy

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  • Tuesday, June 1, 2010
  • | Nursery World
When sunshine breaks out, something strange seems to happen on our streets. Sunhats, sun cream and parasols protect babies and toddlers, but there is a growing trend to drape blankets off buggy hoods to shield children from the sun, cutting off any other stimulus. There are also products made from blackout material, to encourage sleep.

In my view - Tiny brains under stress

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  • Tuesday, May 25, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Penelope Leach writes: My latest book, The Essential First Year, aims to empower parents to make decisions about their babies based on information rather than on hearsay, tradition or fashion. Within it, the topic that has attracted more attention than any other is 'controlled crying'.

Positive relationships: A parent's guide to ... Speech

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  • Tuesday, March 9, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Children's speech is such a hot topic that the Government has appointed a speech tsar, or to be more precise, a 'champion of communication'. If you are the parent of a child who rarely stops talking, this may all seem a bit ludicrous, but dig a little under the hype and suddenly the focus on children's speech makes perfect sense.

A unique child: Resilience: Staying strong

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  • Tuesday, February 9, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Early years practitioners can do much to help children living amid domestic violence to develop resilience and see that there are other ways for people to relate to each other, writes Karen Stephens.

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