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Child Development
Child Development Theories: John Bowlby
David Williams | March 10, 2018John Bowlby was a pioneering attachment theorist. While early attachment theories considered attachment a learned behaviour, Bowlby’s attachment theory...
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Childcare Activities
How to Develop Early Numeracy Skills
Guest | March 9, 2018Contents1 Counting2 Sorting3 Recognising Patterns4 Recognising Shapes5 Measuring and Comparing Numeracy skills aren’t just an important part of the...
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Child Development
The Benefits of Music Therapy
John Cleary | February 12, 2018Contents1 What is Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy?2 What is Orff Music therapy?3 The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery in Music4...
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Child Development
Why Outdoor Learning Boosts Children’s Development
Sue Atkins | January 30, 2018The beneficial effects of outdoor learning and play on children’s experiences have been known for thousands of years, but...
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Child Development
Why It’s Vital That We Teach Children to Sing
John Cleary | January 25, 2018Crying out is how we all announce our arrival into the world, and this for humans forever remains an...
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Child Development
Music in Early Years and Holistic Child Development
John Cleary | January 15, 2018Now that most of us live in a 21st-century global village it is tempting to imagine such worldwide connectivity...
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Childcare Environments
Using Appraisals in Early Years Settings
Sue Cowley | January 15, 2018Contents1 Why Use Appraisals in Early Years Settings?2 Running Appraisals3 Keeping It Positive4 Target Setting and Support Using appraisals...
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Child Development
Child Development Theories: B. F. Skinner
David Williams | January 10, 2018B. F. Skinner was a behavioural psychologist who was convinced classical conditioning was too simplistic to constitute a comprehensive...
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Arts & Crafts Activities
10 Winter Crafts Ideas for Early Years
Guest | November 17, 2017Contents1 Hats and Mittens Bunting2 Snowflake Wax-resist Paintings3 Gingerbread Men4 Cardboard Tube Penguins5 Tree Silhouettes6 Paper Doily Snowmen7 Bird...
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Childcare Activities
How We Can Encourage Motor Skills
Guest | November 16, 2017During their first six years of life, children learn to sit, stand, crawl, roll, climb, run, jump, sprint, push...