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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