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The lasting effects of loving interactions between babies and their parents and early years practitioners are borne out in a project explained by Veronica Lawrence and Claire Stevenson.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Mummy do it!

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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.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - I'm off!

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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

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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.

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... heuristic play

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Having looked at 'treasure-basket play', Penny Tassoni looks at how this type of play can be developed with toddlers into something known as 'heuristic play'.

A Unique Child: home culture - Worlds apart?

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

| Nursery World

To understand a child's home culture, early years educators need to look beyond the superficial, such as food and dress, to parents' ways of thinking, attitudes to behaviour and long-term aspirations for their children, says Opal Dunn

Positive Relationships: Working with parents - Single minded

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Involving parents in their children's learning is the single most important factor in improving outcomes for children in less advantaged families. Kate Hayward, assistant director of Pen Green Research Base, Corby, explains how to make a difference

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - A shoulder to cry on

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

A constantly crying baby can be deeply distressing for a parent. Ann Norburn of the NSPCC offers strategies on how to cope, and advice on how nursery staff can help.

A Unique Child: Adoption - Finding a home

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The adopting process should be getting easier, but some barriers are hard to shift, writes Laura Marcus.

Positive Relationships: Military Families - In service

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The disruption of family life from military service has effects upon young children that practitioners need to understand, says Annette Rawstrone.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Home time!

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

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

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... Getting ready for school

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni provides expert advice for parents on how to prepare their child for starting school

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Rule of thumb

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Should adults try to stop children sucking their thumbs, and how and why? Jennie Lindon advises.

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... Friendships

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Advice for parents about supporting their children's friendships from Penny Tassoni

Positive Relationships: Touch - That loving feeling

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Awareness of the importance of touch is a vital tool for practitioners working with babies, says Karen Faux.

Learning & Development: Communication, Part 3 - Parent talk

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

A child's communication begins at home, and early years practitioners need to promote it there and in partnership with the nursery, as Helen Moylett explains.