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What is empathy, how does it develop in the early years, and what can practitioners and parents do to support it? Ruth Thomson explains
The importance of crawling to physical and mental development, and how to encourage it, is explained by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.
Early years practitioners have a vital role to play in developing healthy sleeping habits for the babies and young children in their care. Jackie Hardie explains her nursery’s approach
Question time Each morning we set up a question on our question table and display board for the children to answer, with their parent or carer, by placing their name card in a 'yes' or 'no' container.
With many children starting school lacking in self-care skills, the value of introducing a screening and movement programme in schools is clear, says Sally Goddard Blythe
Praise is generally considered to be a positive thing, but it can actually have a negative effect on how a child perceives their ability to achieve. Caroline Vollans explains.
In the first of a two-part series on pre-term babies, Anne O’Connor takes a look at new research that sheds a light on the extent to which early birth affects children in later life