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Babies are people

News

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

News

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.

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

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Monday, February 6, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Caught on film

Features

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.

News Analysis: In numbers

News

Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| 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.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Stick with it?

Features

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.

Interview - Jean Gross

News

Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

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

Learning & Development: How Children Learn - Can do!

Features

Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

While some young children rise to a challenge, others feel daunted. Nancy Stewart explains why in this extract from How Children Learn.

Learning & Development: Practitioner Role: Part 1 - Time to talk

Features

Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

To be effective communicators, young children need attention from adults who are tuned in to what is worthwhile to them, writes Julie Fisher in the first of a four-part series about the role of the practitioner in early learning.

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.

'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

News

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.

Get ready for Chatterbox Challenge!

News

Monday, January 9, 2012

| Nursery World

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

News

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.