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Learning and Development: Movement

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

| Nursery World

Young children's motor and mental development could be suffering because of physical inactivity. Annette Rawstrone hears from experts about the effects.

Positive relationships: Let's talk about ... Boys

Features

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

| Nursery World

Should boys and girls be treated differently in the early years? Annette Rawstrone spoke to a group of nursery school practitioners.

Positive relationships: Attachment, part 4: After the trauma

Features

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

| Nursery World

Children who have suffered a lack of care and nurture at a young age can benefit from special attention in an early years setting, says Anne O'Connor.

Learning and development: Aggression - hitting out

Features

Friday, December 28, 2007

| Nursery World

Children's physical responses to the frustration and anger they may feel are often misunderstood, and labelling them is counter-productive, says Karen Faux.

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Pretty in pink

Features

Friday, December 28, 2007

| Nursery World

Seeing a young boy do something considered feminine provokes some extended thinking about traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Anne O'Connor explores the issues in practice.

Positive relationships: Let's talk about ... biting

Features

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

| Nursery World

It's a common occurrence, so why does a child's biting cause so much upset? Annette Rawstrone spoke to practitioners at a private day nursery. Illustration by Clare Nichols.

Positive relationships: Telling lies

Features

Thursday, December 13, 2007

| Nursery World

Young children may tell untruths because they want them to be true, and adults can help by modelling desirable behaviour, says Annette Rawstrone.

Child Development: Your Guide to the First Five Years part 2 - The beautiful brain

Features

Thursday, December 13, 2007

| Nursery World

The experiences young children have with their carers can shape the development of their brains and influence the sort of people they become, says Maria Robinson.

Positive relationships: Attachment, part 3: Insecure lives

Features

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

| Nursery World

Practitioners should be alert to children in their care who may lack the sense of secure attachment they need for emotional development, and offer their families whatever support they can, says Anne O'Connor.

Learning and Development: Babies - With warmth

Features

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

| Nursery World

To an infant, moving into group care from the familiar relationships of home can be like arriving in a foreign country. But a practitioner's thoughtful, personal interactions can bridge the gap, says Rod Parker-Rees

Unique Child Mental Health: Infant depression

Features

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

| Nursery World

Practitioners in early years settings may be the first to notice if a child shows what could be the signs of depression. Annette Rawstrone finds out what to do.

Positive relationships: Attachment, part 2: Feeling secure

Features

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

| Nursery World

A child's ability to grow emotionally, make relationships with others and learn effectively can depend on the sense of safety and confidence they derive from having a secure attachment in infancy, says Anne O'Connor

A Unique Child: Twins - Take two

Features

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

| Nursery World

Practitioners with twins in their settings need to be aware of particular issues within their learning and social development. Ruth Thomson discovers why.

Positive Relationships: Observing behaviour - Easy as ABC

Features

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

| Nursery World

ABC charts are an excellent means of tracking and evaluating children's behaviour, explain Rachel Lo and Ann Henderson in their new book, The Social Child. All children attending early years settings experience occasions when they may lack the appropriate emotional, social or behavioural skills needed to ensure that their needs are met. During these times, when communication is limited and children find it difficult to express what they want/need/are thinking/are feeling, children's behaviour may be such that it impacts on the well-being of the child and the other children/adults around them.

Positive relationships: Attachment, part 1 - Safe and sound

Features

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

| Nursery World

While attachment in theory remains controversial, practitioners need to understand it in order to deliver the EYFS, explains early years consultant Anne O'Connor.

Inclusion: Signing - Going for a song

News

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

| Nursery World

A singing and signing programme devised by Suzanne Miell-Ingram and business partner Tracy Upton gets children communicating.

Early Years Pioneers: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Features

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

| Nursery World

Although not a childcare expert, the French philosopher Rousseau has had a far-reaching influence on our ideas about childhood, says Professor J Eric Wilkinson

Early Years Pioneers: Friedrich Froebel

Features

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

| Nursery World

The once-radical teachings of Friedrich Froebel about early development were so fundamental that today we take them for granted, says Professor Kevin J Brehony

Early Years Pioneers: Lilian Katz

Features

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

| Nursery World

The distinction between children's academic and intellectual growth is among Lilian Katz's important messages, writes Sylvia Chard

All about...transitions

Features

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

| Nursery World

An essential guide to easing children's transition to nursery, reception and beyond

Early Years Pioneers: Urie Bronfenbrenner

Features

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

| Nursery World

The interaction of children's development with larger aspects of society was the focus of Urie Bronfenbrenner's research and theory, writes Professor Tricia David

Early Years Pioneers: Mia Kellmer Pringle

Features

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

| Nursery World

Mia Kellmer Pringle's exemplary work in founding the National Children's Bureau is described by Gillian Pugh

Early Years Pioneers: Margaret Donaldson

Features

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

| Nursery World

Margaret Donaldson furthered our understanding of young children's need to see the sense behind the tasks we set them, as Professor Tricia David explains

Early Years Pioneers: Jean Piaget

Features

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

| Nursery World

We owe much of our awareness of children's cognitive development to Jean Piaget, who encouraged learning through exploration, explains Professor Tricia David