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When is a box not a box? When it's a bus, a train, a boat or a bed. Michael Jones describes one innovative nursery project using both child-initiated and adult-led activities.

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.

Positive Relationships: Speech - Go with the flow

Features

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Practitioners can do a lot to help young children overcome their stammering, says Jennie Lindon.

A Unique Child: Cognitive Development - TV times

Features

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

The debate over how much screen exposure is advisable for young children should take account of scientific research and common sense, say Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith.

To the point - Our job to communicate

Features

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

I am really pleased that 2011 has been designated 'the year of communication'.

In my view - Listening comes first

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Susan Stranks, co-ordinator of the Sound Start Group and non-profit internet radio service www.abracadabraradio.com

Talking therapies for children

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government last week promised 400m in extra funding to extend talking therapies to children and young people under its new strategy called 'No Health Without Mental Health'.

Teachers benefit from creativity scheme

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The Creative Partnerships programme boosts teachers' skills and career progression, according to independent research carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... Self-care

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Teaching young children to look after themselves

European study examines children's well-being

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years lecturers from Kingston University are contributing to a new three-year European-wide research project - believed to be the largest of its kind - that will look at how education and childcare affect a toddler's well-being.