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The Big Picture: Museum visit is talk of the town

Friday, June 8, 2012

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Children and their parents from Baguley Primary School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, were treated to a visit to Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry by The Communication Trust, as part of a project to develop children's speaking and listening skills.

Interview - Carol McGuinness, Professor of Psychology at Queen's University, Belfast

Friday, May 25, 2012

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Professor McGuinness is the lead author of a new study into the differences in early development between children in the UK, including Northern Ireland, and America.

Re-discovered research says early school starting age 'harms children'

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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A leading education campaigner and child psychologist is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in the ongoing debate about the age at which children should start school.

Interview - Andrea Leadsom MP

Friday, May 11, 2012

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Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire and founder of the Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP).

EYFS: Nursery group reassesses approach to learning and development in run-up to EYFS

Friday, April 27, 2012

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Karen Walker, head of children's services at the London Early Years Foundation, spoke to Nursery World about how the group's nurseries are preparing for the new framework.

EYFS: Early years settings get to grips with changes to practice and planning

Friday, April 27, 2012

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Thinking up imaginative ways to use their indoor space to develop children's physical development and renewed thinking about child-initiated learning are just some of the ways nurseries have been preparing for the new EYFS.

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Children's centre staff in Wandsworth and Lewisham will be taught how to raise the issue of tackling childhood obesity with families, as part of a new programme commissioned by the NHS.

Depressed dads pass on negativity to their babies

Friday, April 13, 2012

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Fathers with postnatal depression are more likely to pass problems onto their children as they tend to be more negative and focused on themselves, according to a new study.

Specialist speech centre to close its doors

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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A centre that provides support for children with impaired speech and language in Oxford is to close in June following the government's decision to withdraw funding.

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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Children in Caerphilly can now enjoy smoke-free play areas, following a campaign by local young people against smoking in playgrounds.

Children who are maltreated score lower in cognitive tests

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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Children who experience emotional trauma when they are young are more likely to have stunted intellectual development, according to a new study.

Interview - Charles Fernyhough, Developmental psychologist and writer

Monday, April 2, 2012

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Dr Fernyhough spoke to the Montessori Schools Association annual conference this week about 'How little minds lead to big ideas'. He is the author of The Baby in the Mirror, which charts the first three years of his daughter's life.

Children 'out of touch with nature'

Friday, March 30, 2012

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A dramatic decline in children's relationship with the outdoors is harming their emotional and physical health, according to a new report.

Feeding babies on demand could boost children's cognitive development

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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Babies who are breast-fed or bottle-fed on demand may have a higher IQ and do better at school than those who are fed to a schedule, suggests a new study.

The big picture: Calling the tune on the road for families

Friday, March 16, 2012

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Musicians from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra visited the PlayTalkRead bus for an interactive music session to encourage mothers and fathers to have more fun with their children and encourage a life-long appreciation of music.

Parents learn from other parents how to deal with children's bad behaviour

Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Children with disruptive behaviour problems and their parents can benefit from peer-led parenting classes, claims a new study.

New cartoon to help develop children's motor skills

Friday, March 9, 2012

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Occupational therapists from the Dyspraxia Foundation have worked with children's TV channel CBeebies to create a new animation designed to help children get moving.

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

Thursday, March 8, 2012

| Nursery World

A study into how food and eating habits can help to shape children's social skills is being carried out by the University of Leicester.

Sleep disorder link to behaviour problems in young children

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Young children who experience breathing difficulties during sleep, such as snoring, are more likely to go on to develop behaviour problems when they are older, finds a new study.

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.

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