Health
Reasons to ramble. Activities to do with children for Nannies and Nanny Agencies
Activities to do with children for Nannies and Nanny Agencies
Health
How children make friends
Totalnannies brings you a new series of three articles from toy manufacturer VTech's clinical psychologist Angharad Rudkin. In this first piece Dr Rudkin explains how being sociable comes naturally to kids and how those who care for them can help them develop peer relationships Babies are born to socialise. From…
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Safety
Crash course in road safety
Road safety has to be taught; it does not come automatically. And for any early-years setting, road safety considerations have to be a priority. Young children often have difficulty judging speed and distance. They are easily distracted and prone to act on impulse. When a ball goes into the road,…
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Creative Craft
Delve into the dragon’s den
Just mention the word dragons and you immediately attract the interest of every child. The mythical fire-breathing creatures have tremendous appeal in the early-years settings and they offer you lots of craft opportunities, says Angela Youngman Dragons of course, can come in all colours and sizes; they can be friendly,…
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Health
Get on top of paediatric first aid
British Red Cross first aid trainer Anna Bishop examines some common injuries that pre-schoolers may encounter and provides childcarers with some first aid advice. The Red Cross provides paediatric first aid training courses designed for people caring for children in any setting; the course equips you with the skills and…
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Health
iDEA – Netflix for children’s activities
New on-demand on-screen fitness service iDEA is described by its developers as Netflix for the children's educational activity market and has already begun to make a real mark on both the business and home markets. iDEA is a unique new service for the schools, leisure and hotels sectors nationwide that…
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Health
Tackling the tricky diet issue
Diet and nutrition is a major issue among pre-school children. Obesity figures are widely quoted for older children but disturbingly more than 20% of children are overweight by the time they reach the age of 5. Increasing numbers of young children experience poor dental health and Type II diabetes, while…
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Health
Are you aware of asthma links to allergies?
While both food allergies and asthma are relatively common among children too few of those responsible for childcare are aware of the links between asthma and allergies and how dangerous these can be. Dr Hilary Jones, on behalf of the charity Haydn's Wish explains
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Early Years
Nannies Key to early language development
High quality child care whether provided in a nursery setting or with a private nanny at home have the biggest positive impact on children's early language development, according to evidence gathered by charity Save the Children and the Read On. Get On coalition. Research carried out by the charity on…
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Early Years
Early years crucial to later studies
The first major longitudinal study in Europe to investivate the impact of pre-school provisions on a national sample of children has found that those with a pre-school education are far more likely to continue their studies as teenagers. The effective Pre-school and Primary and Secondary Education project 9EPPSE) showed continuing…