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THE POWER OF PLAY


It is impossible to underestimate the importance of the role of play in children's development cycle, says Nanny of the Year. All children can learn through play from a very young age; babies are naturally developing their fine motor skills and strengthening muscles whilst playing with rattles and learning to…

THE ADVISORY SPECTRUM


There are 700,000 people with autism in the UK so many nannies are likely to come across youngsters in their care with the condition, diagnosed or undiagnosed. CAROLINE HATTERSLEY, head of information, advice and advocacy at the National Autistic Society talks about how our sector can help give these children…

BEATING THE BULLIES


One in four children will experience bullying during their childhood, says CLAUDE KNIGHTS, ceo of anti-bullying charity Kidscape says. So what exactly do we mean by bullying and what role can nannies play in helping their charges and their families? Any anti-bullying policy needs to define bullying first. It can…

The 1,000 day challenge


The first 1,000 days from conception into toddlerhood are an opportunity in a child's life too important to miss, delegates at the seminar on toddler eating habits were told on the first morning of Childcare Expo, Midlands Independent dietician and public-health nutritionist Kathy Crowbrough and Nutricia's early life nutrition science…

Babies benefit from veg variety


Study claims providing repeated opportunities to taste small quantities can increase vegetable acceptance in infancy and greater dietary diversity in later childhood Enjoyment represents an important predictor of children's fruit and vegetable consumption and the naturally sweet tastes of fruit lead to relatively ready acceptance, but now researchers recently have…