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Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Once bitten

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni offers suggestions to ensure a child who bites is deterred from making a habit of it.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Well done

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

It is standard practice to praise children for their achievements. But can too much be counterproductive? Penny Tassoni offers advice.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Day in day out?

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Friday, May 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Under the revised EYFS, learning experiences must be 'challenging and enjoyable'. Is this the ideal opportunity to revisit some tired routines?, asks Penny Tassoni.

EYFS: Progress Check at two - Step two

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

The 'Know How' guide will see you through the progress check at two, says Susan Soar, development officer, National Children's Bureau.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Wild things?

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

When boys are playing boisterously and causing disruption, it may be time to look again at what type of activities are being provided for them, advises Penny Tassoni.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Hard to part

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

If a child relatively new to the nursery shows troubled behaviour, think again about the process of settling in. Penny Tassoni offers some practical tips.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Caught on film

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Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

An observational classroom study by Rachel Holmes, Maggie MacLure, Liz Jones and Christina MacRae can give practitioners some revealing insights.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Stick with it?

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners, like parents, are fiercely divided on the merits of 'reward' stickers for young children. Penny Tassoni sets out the arguments for and against.

Premature babies more likely to develop behavioural and emotional problems

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

| Nursery World

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

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Why?

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Practitioners admit it is the question that often tries their patience, but it helps to think about a particular child's reasons for asking it, says Jennie Lindon.

Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - Fast work

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Families are making huge gains from a simple programme where they come together to play and eat at school. Nicole Weinstein investigates.

Pre-school children bow to peer pressure, study finds

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Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Children as young as four bow to peer pressure even when they know their actions are wrong, according to a new study.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Mummy do it!

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Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Do young children consciously reject one parent and cling to the other? Cath Hunter offers advice for talking with families and getting through what may be a difficult phase for them.

Play therapy 'improves the health of children with emotional and behavioural problems'

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

More than 70 per cent of five-year-olds who have received play therapy show a positive change, according to findings from a new study.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - I'm off!

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Even young children may threaten to pack their bags and run away. Cath Hunter explains why, and offers ways to respond.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - when children swear

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Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

How to react tactfully to an innocent child's use of rude words or phrases can be a tricky issue for early years practitioners. Jennie Lindon has advice for talking to both children and parents.

Interview - Sue Atkins, Parenting expert

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Sue Atkins talks to Sue Learner about parenting and discipline, in the wake of the riots that spread destruction through the streets of London and most of the major English cities.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - No! No! No!

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

How do you deal constructively with a young child's refusal to do what they're asked? Cath Hunter looks into a challenging phase.

Maternal depression a factor in young children's behavioural problems

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Friday, July 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Children of depressed mothers are more likely to experience emotional, behavioural and verbal difficulties as they grow older, according to a new study.

Ofsted thumbs up for nurture groups

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Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurture groups make a big difference to the behaviour and social skills of children who might otherwise be at risk of exclusion, says an Ofsted report.