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When faced with behavioural challenges, practitioners should embrace the opportunity to learn more about children and develop effective strategies to support them, says Dr Kay Mathieson.
New Zealand-based child development expert Gill Connell speaks to Anne O'Connor about the importance of a healthy 'movement diet' in young children's development and warns against its apparent...
What is empathy, how does it develop in the early years, and what can practitioners and parents do to support it? Ruth Thomson explains
If a child relatively new to the nursery shows troubled behaviour, think again about the process of settling in. Penny Tassoni offers some practical tips.
When we feel unable to understand a child's behaviour, the problem may be with our own thinking, says Jennie Lindon
Ongoing failure to care for a child can have devastating results for their whole life. Breaking the cycle of neglect is crucial, says Anne O'Connor.
Aggression between children can be a concern, but how to teach positive behaviour? Practitioners' own conduct, realistic expectations and effective communication are crucial, says Kay Mathieson.
The work of Carol Dweck tells us that encouraging a particular way of thinking - that talent and intelligence are not 'fixed' - can make all the difference to how children learn. Jan Dubiel...
The principles that should underpin putting the Early Years Foundation Stage into practice are set out by Julie Fisher in this excerpt from the revised edition of Starting from the Child.
More early years settings are glad they let children of different ages mingle together through the day. They tell Annette Rawstrone why.