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Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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  • Monday, January 25, 2016
  • | Nursery World
A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

Youngest children not active enough

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  • Wednesday, January 20, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Just nine per cent of children aged between two and four are doing the right amount of physical activity, experts have claimed.

Children may grow out of autism, suggests new research

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  • Wednesday, January 16, 2013
  • | Nursery World
Some children who are diagnosed with autism when they are young lose the symptoms and the diagnosis as they grow older, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health in America.

Roots of Empathy programme brings babies to the classroom

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  • Monday, November 26, 2012
  • | Nursery World
A Canadian programme shown to reduce aggression and encourage empathy in children by bringing a very young baby into the classroom was officially launched in England by the Pre-School Learning Alliance last week (23 November)

Interview - Sue Atkins, Parenting expert

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  • 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.

Ofsted thumbs up for nurture groups

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  • 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

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  • 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.

Behaviour links found to infant difficulties

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  • 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.

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