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  • 03May2006
    Are children being deprived of play skills by parents?

    Children are being stripped of their natural creativity by structured activities and hi-tech toys, leading academics warned yesterday.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 01May2006
    Mother tongues

    In our increasingly multicultural society, more and more children are growing up multilingual. But how do they learn two or more languages at the same time, and how can we support them? Penny Tassoni explains.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01May2006
    Smalltalk

    Sara Nolan reports on the importance of baby talk.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 15Apr2006
    Giving the gift of a language

    Annalisa Barbieri answered a question from parents about introducing a second language to a two-year-old child in an article in The Guardian.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 15Apr2006
    Giving the gift of a language

    Annalisa Barbieri answered a question from parents about introducing a second language to a two-year-old child in an article in The Guardian. Following are some extracts from the article.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 30Mar2006
    Family Matters

    Help parents to see how the principles on which you care for their children at nursery can be applied at home, as Lena Engel explains.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 02Mar2006
    Initiatives - slings

    New mothers may soon be bonding better with their babies with the help of baby slings funded by Cheltenham Sure Start.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 01Mar2006
    Switch off the box

    A mother is challenged to go without toddlers' TV

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 23Feb2006
    Go with the flow

    Babies and young children learn through play experiences in which they determine how it will develop, says Jennie Lindon.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 18Feb2006
    What a loving home means to a child's well-being

    Depriving children of a loving family environment causes lasting damage to their intelligence, emotional well-being and even their physical stature, according to the most extensive study of social deprivation yet.

    Posted by Edward Mather

 
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