Babies know that two minus one is one
17 August 2006
Children as young as six months can spot mathematical
errors, according to a new study. Researchers showed 24 babies aged six to nine
months a video of a puppet show.
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Fi a Fy Ffrindiau ar Lan y Mor
17 August 2006
(Photograph) - Budding stars limber up at the National
Eisteddfod of Wales in Swansea for the dress rehearsal of the nursery musical
'Fi a Fy Ffrindiau ar Lan y Mor'...
Lack of play is a 'time bomb' for children
17 August 2006
Britain's children face a 'time bomb' of physical and
mental illness because of a lack of outdoor play opportunities and excercise,
according to the chair of an international conference on...
To the point...
17 August 2006
This week's columnist Robin Balbernie looks at how the
evolutionary effect can at times work against mother-child bonding The idea
that maternal instinct compels every mother to love her baby...
Abnormal cortical development
17 August 2006
Abnormal cortical development following premature birth
shown by altered allometric scaling of brain growth Images were taken of brain
growth in 113 extremely premature infants; 63 were assessed to see...
The addition of prebiotics to infant formula
17 August 2006
Does the addition of prebiotics to infant formula have
beneficial effects for the baby? Three randomised controlled trials considered
whether prebiotic enhanced infant formulas led to an increase in faecal...
Effects of child-caregiver ratio
17 August 2006
Effects of child-caregiver ratio on interactions
between caregivers and children in childcare centers: an experimental study In
this Dutch study 217 caregivers from 64 childcare centres were observed during
two...
Disorders of the autism spectrum
17 August 2006
Prevalence of disorders of the autism spectrum in a
population cohort of children in South Thames: the Special Needs and Autism
Project (SNAP) The SNAP project found the prevalence of...
Making friends
17 August 2006
Prejudice, racism and sectarianism can take root at a
very early age. A new initiative in Northern Ireland is working to prevent
this, as Simon Vevers reports Early years practitioners...
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