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Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - Fast work

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Families are making huge gains from a simple programme where they come together to play and eat at school. Nicole Weinstein investigates.

Pre-school children bow to peer pressure, study finds

News

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Children as young as four bow to peer pressure even when they know their actions are wrong, according to a new study.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Mummy do it!

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Do young children consciously reject one parent and cling to the other? Cath Hunter offers advice for talking with families and getting through what may be a difficult phase for them.

Play therapy 'improves the health of children with emotional and behavioural problems'

News

Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

More than 70 per cent of five-year-olds who have received play therapy show a positive change, according to findings from a new study.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - I'm off!

Features

Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Even young children may threaten to pack their bags and run away. Cath Hunter explains why, and offers ways to respond.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - when children swear

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

How to react tactfully to an innocent child's use of rude words or phrases can be a tricky issue for early years practitioners. Jennie Lindon has advice for talking to both children and parents.

Interview - Sue Atkins, Parenting expert

News

Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Sue Atkins talks to Sue Learner about parenting and discipline, in the wake of the riots that spread destruction through the streets of London and most of the major English cities.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - No! No! No!

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

How do you deal constructively with a young child's refusal to do what they're asked? Cath Hunter looks into a challenging phase.

Maternal depression a factor in young children's behavioural problems

News

Friday, July 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Children of depressed mothers are more likely to experience emotional, behavioural and verbal difficulties as they grow older, according to a new study.

Ofsted thumbs up for nurture groups

News

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurture groups make a big difference to the behaviour and social skills of children who might otherwise be at risk of exclusion, says an Ofsted report.

Motor skills gap hampers young children's learning

News

Monday, June 13, 2011

| Nursery World

A growing body of evidence suggests that there is a rise in the number of children starting school with immature motor skills, which is hindering their ability to learn, a leading neuroscientist has claimed.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Home time!

Features

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Why does a child throw a tantrum at collection time? Cath Hunter explains how you can investigate.

Behaviour links found to infant difficulties

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies who show excessive crying and difficulties in sleeping and feeding in their first year are more likely to develop significant behavioural problems as they get older, a new study suggests.

Nursery Equipment: Gender - Feeling blue?

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

... Or in the pink? Colour-coding and crass gender signalling persist even in these times of presumed equality. Anne O'Connor helps practitioners to negotiate the minefield of bias.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Friedrich Froebel

Features

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

The principles and practice of one of the most influential thinkers on early childhood are outlined by Froebel scholar and early years writer Tina Bruce.