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EYFS Best Practice: Prime time - Under threes ... Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

In promoting PSED, Norland Nursery chose to focus on the elements in isolation as well as how they weave together. Clare Crowther explains.

Feeding babies on demand could boost children's cognitive development

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| Nursery World

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

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Hard to part

Features

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.

Babies are people

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

All peope have rights, so what about babies' rights? asks Penelope Leach Ph.D, C.Psychol, FBPsS

Penelope Leach backs NSPCC babies' rights campaign

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The NSPCC is calling for babies' rights to be better protected under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), as part of its 'All Babies Count' campaign.

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

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

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

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - separation

Features

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Practitioners should acknowledge the feelings that separation can trigger in a young child, a parent and themselves, says Anne O'Connor.

Learning and Development: Under-threes - Love you!

Features

Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

The lasting effects of loving interactions between babies and their parents and early years practitioners are borne out in a project explained by Veronica Lawrence and Claire Stevenson.

Enabling Environments: Under-threes - Hue and cry

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Do practitioners need to be careful about the colours or visual contrasts they put before young babies? Julian Grenier takes a look at scientific evidence.

EYFS REVIEW - update on the timetable for the revised early years framework

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed that the final version of the revised EYFS will be published at the end of March or early April 2012.

Row over daycare stress claims

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Monday, September 12, 2011

| Nursery World

The debate about whether childcare raises stress levels in young children is in the spotlight again, following a research review by controversial psychologist Aric Sigman.

Close bond between mother and baby vital for developing toddlers' social skills

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies who are highly irritable and do not have a secure attachment to their mothers have the greatest difficulty interacting with people and objects as toddlers, according to new research.

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... heuristic play

Features

Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Having looked at 'treasure-basket play', Penny Tassoni looks at how this type of play can be developed with toddlers into something known as 'heuristic play'.

Link found between unplanned babies from poor families and language delay

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Children born as a result of an unplanned pregnancy and into disadvantage are more likely to have limited vocabulary and spatial abilities compared to those who are planned, according to a new study.

Going back to work before a child's first birthday 'does not harm your baby'

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children whose mothers return to work during their early years are less likely to have behavioural problems than if they stay at home as full-time mothers, according to a new study.

Toddlers with delayed speech no more likely to have emotional problems as they grow up

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Friday, July 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Children who are late talkers are at no greater risk of suffering emotional or behavioural problems as they grow older, according to a new study.

Home-cooked food best to instill love of fruit and veg in young children

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies weaned on home-cooked vegetables are more likely to eat them as children, according to new research.

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures -Adult-Child Interactions

Features

Monday, June 13, 2011

| Nursery World

The importance of reciprocal expressions between a baby and an adult carer, and finding opportunities that enable it, are explored by Anne O'Connor.

A Unique Child: Adoption - Finding a home

Features

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The adopting process should be getting easier, but some barriers are hard to shift, writes Laura Marcus.

A Unique Child: Practice in Pictures - On the beach

Features

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

New sights and new textures are made familiar for a baby with careful adult interest, says Anne O'Connor

Behaviour links found to infant difficulties

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies who show excessive crying and difficulties in sleeping and feeding in their first year are more likely to develop significant behavioural problems as they get older, a new study suggests.