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One in four babies in families with 'multiple risks' to development

Monday, February 6, 2012

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More than a quarter of children in the UK are growing up in families with a number of difficulties, including financial hardship and parental depression, that are risking their cognitive and behavioural development, according to new research.

News Analysis: In numbers

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Friday, February 3, 2012

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Activity and obesity

Eye contact study reveals autism risk in babies

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Monday, January 30, 2012

| Nursery World

Researchers claim that autism could be detected in babies as early as six-months-old, as a new study reveals that children at risk of the condition show different brain responses when someone looks at them.

Brain scans in pre-school children identify children likely to develop dyslexia

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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Children with dyslexia could be diagnosed before they even start school as new research shows differences in their brain scans.

The direction of an infant's gaze could indicate early signs of autism

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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New research which suggests that babies learn to talk by lip reading could help diagnose autism early on in childhood, according to a new study.

Interview - Jean Gross

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Friday, January 20, 2012

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The outgoing communication champion, who this week published a final report.

Jean Gross: education and health should work together to support children's speech and language

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Monday, January 16, 2012

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Cuts across the country are a significant threat to vital speech and language services for children and young people, the outgoing communication champion has warned.

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies who are breastfed are more likely to be irritable than bottle-fed babies, according to a new study.

Secret to instilling a love of fruit and veg in young children revealed

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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Children are more likely to eat the food on their plate if there are seven different items and six different colours, finds a new study.

Get ready for Chatterbox Challenge!

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Monday, January 9, 2012

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Early years settings are reminded to sign up to take part in I CAN's Chatterbox Challenge, which runs from 1-7 February.

Mothers fear EYFS development check could misjudge their children

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Monday, January 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Mothers are worried that their children will be misdiagnosed when the development check for toddlers is introduced under the revised EYFS, a survey suggests.

Understanding how abuse can damage young minds for life

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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New research claims to provide the first clues to how areas in a child's brain may adapt to early experiences of abuse in the home, and influence emotional functioning in the long term.

Mothers can help children 'put themselves in others' shoes'

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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Young children whose mothers talk with them in detail about people's thoughts and feelings are better at seeing another's perspective than other children of the same age, according to a new study.

More girls than boys in the top ten per cent at the age of five

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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There are more five-year-old girls than boys of the same age at the highest ability range, new research suggests.

New resource for practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education has launched a new campaign to help practitioners and parents instil a love of reading and books in children before they start school.

The Big Picture: The art of motherhood

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Illustrations of mothers and their babies underwater are among works of art displayed in a new exhibition of the work of Quentin Blake at the Foundling Museum in London next year.

Babies opt to learn from 'reliable adults'

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Children as young as 13 months old can differentiate between credible and un-credible sources and choose not to learn from someone they believe is unreliable, suggests a new study.

Call for early intervention to support premature babies

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

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Babies born between 32 and 36 weeks fare less well at school, according to a new study, which recommends that children born early should have a school readiness check before starting school to help identify any problems.

Study analyses children's tantrums

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

| Nursery World

Children's temper tantrums have the same pattern and rhythm to them, and when understood can help practitioners and parents to calm down children, suggests a new study.

Premature babies more likely to develop behavioural and emotional problems

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

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Children born a few weeks early have an increased risk of developing behavioural or emotional problems as toddlers, according to new research.

3.8m children without books

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Monday, December 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Almost four million children in the UK do not own a book, according to a new report.

Babies like to see the bad guys get their 'just desserts'

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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Children as young as eight-months-old can distinguish between good and bad behaviour, and like to see 'bad guys' punished, according to a new study.

Parents asked for views on progress checks for two-year-olds

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Friday, November 25, 2011

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Parents of two-year-olds in England are being asked for their views on the development check, due to be introduced for children between two-and-a-half and three.

Call for early years settings to enter Chatterbox Challenge

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries, childminding groups and pre-schools are invited to register and get involved in I CAN's Chatterbox Challenge, running early next year.

Children growing up 'disconnected from the natural world'

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Friday, November 18, 2011

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One in three children in London are missing out on a vital part of their childhood development, because the time they spend in green spaces is limited to just six visits to a natural place a year.

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One in four babies in families with 'multiple risks' to development

News Analysis: In numbers

Eye contact study reveals autism risk in babies

Brain scans in pre-school children identify children likely to develop dyslexia

The direction of an infant's gaze could indicate early signs of autism

Interview - Jean Gross

Jean Gross: education and health should work together to support children's speech and language

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

Secret to instilling a love of fruit and veg in young children revealed

Get ready for Chatterbox Challenge!

Mothers fear EYFS development check could misjudge their children

Understanding how abuse can damage young minds for life

Mothers can help children 'put themselves in others' shoes'

More girls than boys in the top ten per cent at the age of five

New resource for practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children

The Big Picture: The art of motherhood

Babies opt to learn from 'reliable adults'

Call for early intervention to support premature babies

Study analyses children's tantrums

Premature babies more likely to develop behavioural and emotional problems

3.8m children without books

Babies like to see the bad guys get their 'just desserts'

Parents asked for views on progress checks for two-year-olds

Call for early years settings to enter Chatterbox Challenge

Children growing up 'disconnected from the natural world'

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