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Dolly Parton boosts family reading

    News
  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  • | Nursery World
The number of parents who read to their children has seen a sharp increase since they joined the Dolly Parton free book gifting programme, according to a new survey.

Fathers write children's stories to share

    News
  • Tuesday, May 17, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Eight fathers who attend a dads' group have written a book of children's stories to be given out free to fathers and encourage them to read to their children.

'Parents need to talk to babies'

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  • Tuesday, March 15, 2011
  • | Nursery World
One fifth of expectant parents believe it is beneficial to communicate with their baby only from the age of three months, according to new research published by the National Literacy Trust to coincide with Talk to Your Baby's first campaign to directly target parents.

In My View - Once in a lullaby

    Features
  • Tuesday, March 15, 2011
  • | Nursery World
There is something truly wonderful about the fact that children and carers today still love to sing 'Baa Baa Black Sheep'. The first written version of this song appeared in a book of nursery rhymes back in 1744. That makes it a very old sheep indeed. In a world where huge technological changes are occurring on an almost daily basis, it's comforting to know that some things last.

Positive relationships: A parent's guide to ... early maths

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  • Tuesday, January 11, 2011
  • | Nursery World
For those of us who hated maths at school, it may come as a shock to find that recent research suggests that humans are innately mathematical. Young babies, it would seem, can detect differences in quantities when shown images on screen. So with this in mind, how can we support children's early maths and how can we help them to enjoy it?

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