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19 January 2006
The Government got its comeuppance last week. When Tony
Blair launched his Respect and Reform agenda, a hazy but heavy crusade against
community crime, low life and, along the way,...
19 January 2006
This Swiss research involved 345 children aged five to
seven categorised as victims, bully-victims, bullies, and non-involved. It
established distinct behaviour patterns for the three groups, some of which may...
19 January 2006
In this Turkish study 363 mothers were randomly
assigned to a smoking cessation intervention aimed either at their children's
health or at their own health, or to a control group...
19 January 2006
In a school in Beijing, China, 33 obese children were
randomly assigned to a treatment group and 35 to a control group. The treatment
group participated in a two-year family-based...
19 January 2006
This Australian study investigated carers working in
formal daycare (ie, long day care: LDC) and family daycare (ie, childminding:
FDC). Of LDC caregivers, 86 per cent had taken sick leave...
19 January 2006
2 February Forest schools - children learning in a
woodland environment
19 January 2006
Does nursery care help or hinder? Mary Evans considers
two conflicting studies on stress in children Parents are faced with a dilemma.
Children's stress levels soar when they start attending...
19 January 2006
We owe much of our awareness of children's cognitive
development to Jean Piaget, who encouraged learning through exploration,
explains Professor Tricia David Who was Jean Piaget?
19 January 2006
Harry's language has developed considerably this month.
He repeats whatever he hears, much of it quite clearly. He names many items in
his picture books and can point to many...
19 January 2006
Childminders have a lot to be proud of, says Gill
Haynes, who recently stepped down as NCMA chief executive When I was asked to
write a piece on stepping down...
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