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A two-year pilot that made free school meals available for all primary pupils significantly improved children's attainment, with children making between four and eight weeks more progress than is generally the case.

Dogs boost babies' immunity

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

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Children growing up in homes that have dogs as pets experience fewer respiratory infections and are healthier, according to a new study.

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

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| Nursery World

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

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

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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

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

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

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Link between sunnier climes and fewer allergies revealed

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Friday, February 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Children exposed to more sunshine are less likely to develop food allergies and eczema, finds a new study.

News Analysis: In numbers

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Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Activity and obesity

'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

| Nursery World

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.

Research seeks to eradicate childhood allergies

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Friday, October 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Doctors are to expose babies to dust mites in a 'radical study' to halt the rising allergy epidemic in Britain.

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

| Nursery World

New guidance for childcare and health professionals about portion sizes for one - to three-year-olds has been published by an independent group of leading nutritionists and child health experts.

Programme to support young children's mental health in schools

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Children from five years old attending schools in Leeds are to benefit from a scheme to improve their emotional well-being and mental health.

iPads could 'vastly improve' lives of children with eye disorders

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

Children with a form of visual impairment that prevents them from interpreting images and objects could benefit from using iPads, according to a new study.

Playing outside 'reduces ADHD symptoms' in young children

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder who play outside have milder symptoms than those who play indoors or in built-up areas, finds a new study.

Greater risk of autism for siblings of children with disorder

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| Nursery World

Children who have older siblings with autism have a one in five chance of developing the disorder, according to a new study.

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.

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.

Children who watch TV before bed more likely to have trouble sleeping

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children who watch TV in the evening are more likely to experience sleep problems, a new study has found.

Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

A 33.5m project is to follow the lives of 90,000 British children from birth to find out more about what factors affect health and happiness in society.

Early diet may be linked to intelligence, says study

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Eating a diet high in fat, sugar and processed food may lower a child's IQ, while a vitamin and nutrient-rich diet could do the opposite, a new study suggests.

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Interview - Dr Colin MacAdam

Concern over cars and strangers keeps children indoors

Caring for a new pet could help develop the social skills of children with autism

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

Dogs boost babies' immunity

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

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

Sleep disorder link to behaviour problems in young children

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

Link between sunnier climes and fewer allergies revealed

News Analysis: In numbers

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

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

Research seeks to eradicate childhood allergies

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

Programme to support young children's mental health in schools

iPads could 'vastly improve' lives of children with eye disorders

Playing outside 'reduces ADHD symptoms' in young children

Greater risk of autism for siblings of children with disorder

Maternal depression a factor in young children's behavioural problems

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

Children who watch TV before bed more likely to have trouble sleeping

Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

Early diet may be linked to intelligence, says study

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