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Babies choose healthy eating

Monday, February 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies that feed themselves from the start of weaning are likely to eat more healthily and be an appropriate weight than babies who are spoon-fed purees, according to a new study.

New national research project aims to cut child asthma deaths

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Monday, February 6, 2012

| Nursery World

A landmark study into the cause of asthma deaths to reduce the number of children dying from the condition is being led by the Royal College of Physicians.

News Analysis: In numbers

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Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Activity and obesity

A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... Hand, foot and mouth disease

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Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

'Doctor, my child has a rash! He's well in himself, but I have no idea what it is. Should I keep him away from nursery?'

Experts to review vitamin D recommendations

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

| Nursery World

England's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has raised concerns that children are not getting enough vitamin D.

Online film teaches practitioners how to cope with allergic reactions

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

| Nursery World

A new cartoon with advice on what to do if a child has an anaphylactic shock has been created to coincide with Food Allergy and Intolerance Week (23-29 January).

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Clearer guidance on car seats is needed as many people are unaware that it is safer for children up until the age of four to be placed in rear-facing car seats, claims a new study.

Nutrition training online

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

HENRY (Health Exercise and Nutrition for the Really Young) is helping busy practitioners to study at their own pace by offering its Childhood Obesity and HENRY course online.

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - snack time

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Snack time is more than just getting fed quickly and moving on to the next part of the daily routine, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokeys Pre-school in Great Oakley, Essex.

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust.

Call for schools and nurseries to be allowed to keep spare asthma inhalers

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Friday, January 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Asthmatic children's lives are being put at risk because of legislation that prevents schools and nurseries from keeping asthma inhalers in their first aid kit, warns a leading charity.

'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.

A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... norovirus

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Monday, January 9, 2012

| Nursery World

'Doctor, something is going around the nursery, and half the children are vomiting!'

Parents told to immunise children against whooping cough, as cases rise

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Friday, January 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Parents are being urged to ensure their child is up to date with all of their vaccinations following a rise in the number of whooping cough cases in England and Wales.

Millions of families to receive healthy recipe cards

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Four million recipe cards will be sent to families to help them plan healthier meals as part of the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

Calm babies less likely to develop allergies

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Friday, December 16, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies with low levels of stress are less likely to develop allergies as toddlers, according to new research.

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

| Nursery World

The number of reception class children who are overweight or obese has dropped slightly, according to the latest statistics.

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Babies choose healthy eating

New national research project aims to cut child asthma deaths

News Analysis: In numbers

A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... Hand, foot and mouth disease

Experts to review vitamin D recommendations

Online film teaches practitioners how to cope with allergic reactions

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

Nutrition training online

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - snack time

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

Call for schools and nurseries to be allowed to keep spare asthma inhalers

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

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

A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... norovirus

Parents told to immunise children against whooping cough, as cases rise

Millions of families to receive healthy recipe cards

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Calm babies less likely to develop allergies

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

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