How can you encourage dad’s involvement at your setting
The important role men play in children’s lives is increasingly recognised. Anne O’Connor explains how settings can better involve them…
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Even very small children can enjoy constructive problem-solving
In a safe environment where they feel secure, even very small children can enjoy constructive problem-solving and concentrate for surprising amounts of time, says Anne O’Connor…
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Peek-a-boo games help build up language and brain development
Two-way exchanges between babies and adults help build up language and brain development. Anne O’Connor considers how practitioners can create more opportunities for them…
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When friends fall out the skill for adults is knowing when to step in or step back
While children will squabble from time to time, they are usually practising negotiating techniques. The skill for adults is to know when to step in or step back and let them get on with it, explains Anne O’Connor…
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How settings can take the tension out of settling in at nursery
Starting daycare away from home can be a daunting experience for a young child – and their parent. Anne O’Connor looks at the case of two-year-old Ava and considers how settings can take the tension out of settling in at nursery…
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Time to Talk – How young children acquire language
Young children can acquire more than one language without detriment to learning English and will enjoy greater self-esteem if carers outside the home respect their mother tongue. Anne O’Connor explains why…
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Thinking about traditional gender roles and stereotypes
Seeing a young boy do something considered feminine provokes some extended thinking about traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Anne O’Connor explores the issues in practice…
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What is social referencing and why you need to understand it
Adults’ facial expressions have a strong impact on very young children learning about social relationships. Anne O’Connor explains social referencing and why early years workers need to understand it…
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Read With Me – promote attention, social awareness and a love of books
Sharing a book creates a partnership between a young child and their carer that will promote their attention, social awareness and a habit of reading for pleasure. Anne O’Connor shows why…
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How a pretend telephone communication can show a child’s level of thinking
A pretend telephone communication can demonstrate a very young child’s grasp of speaking languages, imitating adult reality and being held in mind, as Anne O’Connor explains…
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A sense of security helps young children cope with minor stresses & anxiety
Young children can cope with minor stresses and anxieties if they feel secure in their relationship with their carer, as Anne O’Connor explains…
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Shared singing with a close carer is an important learning resource
Shared singing with a carer with whom a child is securely attached is an important learning resource, says Anne O’Connor…
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