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  • 24Mar2005
    Talk back

    One human organ that scientists still know little about is the brain. But thanks to new technology, recent research has enabled neuroscientists to re-evaluate how the brain works.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 10Mar2005
    The benefits of baby massage

    A ten-minute massage, two or three times a week helps create a more confident mother-infant relationship, babies love it and it can help alleviate baby ailments too.

    Posted by Shawna Spoor

  • 01Mar2005
    The show must go on

    Don't panic if your pre-schooler is a seasoned TV channel surfer - as Eileen Hayes points out, there can be real benefits to watching the box.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Mar2005
    Too Much, Too Late: Life chances and spending on education and training

    A report written by Vidhya Alakeson and published by the Social Market Foundationfrom looking at investment in early education.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 24Feb2005
    Mind your language

    Professor Nigel Hall's team have drawn upon general research, literature relating to specific communication difficulties and the excellent practice in many early years settings to develop some key learning principles that apply to the ways in which childr

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Jan2005
    Give 'em the gift of the gab

    Article from Prima Baby magazine giving talking tips to parents.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Nov2004
    Baby signing: the view from the sceptics

    An article written by a sceptic of baby signing.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Nov2004
    Signing the way

    An article written by a supporter of baby signing.

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 01Nov2004
    Supporting and celebrating the achievement of bilingual under-fives

    Many children in our preschools come from families where languages in addition to English are spoken at home. Over the past ten years or so it has become increasingly recognised that being bilingual is an asset, not the learning difficulty it was often se

    Posted by Edward Mather

  • 21Oct2004
    On the box - is television good or bad for children?

    There can be no doubt that watching television is a fixed part of most families' daily lives, but do we know what impact this has on the youngest members of the household? Television is blamed for many of the ills in our society, yet perhaps it holds some

    Posted by Edward Mather

 
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