Out of place

Some children may take more time than others to settle into a club and it's important to find out the reasons why, explains Andrea Clifford Poston Club is a fun place and most children settle quickly and smoothly into the routine and activities. But now and then a child comes along who finds club difficult to manage; they may be aggressive and disruptive or, at the other extreme, tearful, withdrawn and clearly unhappy. This shouldn't be surprising - club isn't home and isn't school, it's a third place for children to negotiate and some children take longer than others to...