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  • 09Feb2006
    Happy Eaters

    The way to a parent's heart is through role-play, as one Sure Start team has found. Judith Napier reports.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 09Feb2006
    Spread the word

    Pre-school children are the focus of a new nationwide early intervention programme, as Kate Summerside of I CAN explains.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 08Feb2006
    Too early, too much, too long

    Parenting guru Steve Biddulph enters the childcare debate with a broadside on nurseries, and demands we find a way to allow women to work without sacrificing their children.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 02Feb2006
    What shall I play with today?

    An article linking playing with the development of self-esteem.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Jan2006
    Ready to read

    Put children on the path to literacy with enjoyable experiences free from pressure, advises Jennie Lindon.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Dec2005
    Playing it up

    Playing is the most natural thing in the world, but there's much more to it than just having fun. Jeanie Hurley investigates the role of play in development from newborn baby to boisterous pre-schooler to see why playing is never a waste of time.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 30Nov2005
    The generation gap

    Discover the biggest differences grandparents feel and experience with their grandchildren.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 20Oct2005
    Early communication and good manners

    Communication is an important element in helping your child to grow up to be kind, caring, polite and respectful. Following are some of the tips provided by Dr William Sears, dad of eight children, parenting expert and co-author of The Good Behaviour Book

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 17Oct2005
    Give them the best possible start

    The best start in life you can give a child is a book and the time to read it with them.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 01Oct2005
    Television is here to stay

    Television is here to stay: a statement of the obvious, perhaps, 60 years after it began. But too often people imply that all would be well with the world if television just went away, and we believe we have to face it in a more responsible way. Article w

    Posted by Edward Mather

 
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