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Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

A Unique Child: Health - A Doctor's Diary ... a Limp

Features

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Recently, during a busy Monday clinic, a mother brought her son in to see me. He had recently suffered a cold and for the last 24 hours had been more clingy and been limping on his left leg.

A Unique Child - A doctor's diary ... Down's syndrome.

Features

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

"I'm a teacher and have a child with Down's syndrome in my class. I really have no idea what that means or what the implications are."

Nursery World special edition: Health and Well-Being

Other

Friday, July 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Don't miss the new issue of Nursery World, devoted to young children's health and well-being, out on Monday 14 July

New app aims to save babies' lives

News

Friday, May 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A new app lets parents upload pictures of their baby to contribute to scientific research and help premature babies in the developing world.

Greater risk of autism for siblings of children with disorder

News

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

| Nursery World

Children who have older siblings with autism have a one in five chance of developing the disorder, according to a new study.

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

News

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

| Nursery World

New guidance for childcare and health professionals about portion sizes for one - to three-year-olds has been published by an independent group of leading nutritionists and child health experts.

A good night's sleep 'helps children do better at school'

News

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children who have regular bedtimes and sleep for a minimum of 11 hours a night perform better at school, a new study has found.

Editor’s view - Keep it in mind

Opinion

Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Emotions have been running high for children, parents and teachers in the past few weeks of SATs, with tales of impossible questions, leaked papers, and playground tears.

Early bedtime in young childhood 'cuts obesity risk'

News

Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers have linked a much lower incidence of obesity in teenagers who were tucked in by 8pm during their early years.

The Big Picture - Yoga stories

News

Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Where might a yoga lesson take you today?

iPads could 'vastly improve' lives of children with eye disorders

News

Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

Children with a form of visual impairment that prevents them from interpreting images and objects could benefit from using iPads, according to a new study.

Healthy Living: Well, well!

Features

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Setting children on the path to a healthy life should start with supporting their well-being and capitalise on their instincts, imagination and freedom to choose. By Pat Gordon-Smith

Multiple births research centre opens

News

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

| Nursery World

An innovative new centre aimed at improving the support available to families of twins, triplets and more has launched in Birmingham.

Children who watch TV before bed more likely to have trouble sleeping

News

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children who watch TV in the evening are more likely to experience sleep problems, a new study has found.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

News

Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

Physical activity boosts boys' reading skills

News

Friday, September 12, 2014

| Nursery World

Walking or cycling to and from school improves boys' reading skills in early primary, new research suggests.

Study reveals link between breastfeeding and high IQ

News

Thursday, March 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Researchers in Brazil have found that breastfeeding children for up to a year can lead to higher IQs and better life prospects, in one of the biggest studies of its kind to date.