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Getting to know your child’s new teacher
By Martee Lovett on 16/08/2010 12:21:21
As you child starts her first day at school, a new role model enters her life. Here’s how to get the most from your relationship with your child’s teacher.
Until the moment your child starts nursery or school, you and your partner have taught her everything she knows. Now, it's time to let go and give someone else permission to be an authority in her life. But, your child's teacher will never replace
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Money doesn’t buy child’s success
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 21/07/2009 15:34:27
How hands-on you are influences your child’s achievement more than social status
Parents taking an active interest in a child’s education is four times more important than their financial background in influencing future success, according to a new report. Your involvement means your child has a greater chance of going
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Tips to survive your child’s first day at school
By Daniella Delaney and Maree Lovett on 16/08/2010 09:32:27
If your child’s raring for his first day at school but you’re feeling nervous about waving goodbye, follow our tips to help you feel as brave as your child
That date circled on the calendar has finally arrived - it's your child's first day at school. There is a buzz in the house. A sense of excitement, apprehension, curiosity - and that's just your feelings as a parent! What if my child doesn't make
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How food affects your child’s behaviour
By Made For Mums on 06/09/2007 15:35:00
How does your child’s diet affect his personality? Practical Parenting’s nutritionist, Dr Rana Conway, reveals what foods have positive effects, and which foods you should avoid.
scientifically.In one study, parents who were told their children had been given sugar reported that they were more hyperactive. In fact, they’d been given a placebo, showing how preconceptions can influence us.Omega 3s: do they really boost my child’s brainpower
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Preparing your child for school or nursery
By on 16/08/2010 11:15:00
What you can do to get your child ready to start nursery or school
There's plenty you can do to help you child feel prepared for nursery or school and to ease the transition once they start. We look at what to do before your child's first day, and how to handle any problems that airse once they start. What to do
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Preparing your child for the school routine
By Catherine Bruton and Maree Lovett on 16/08/2010 12:04:07
From turning up for the school bell to playtimes, school is all about routine. Here’s how to prepare your child for the new regime.
In the weeks leading up to that first day of school, setting a daily routine that includes the all-important skills your child will need is great preparation. "Parents often believe that their child must be able to read, write, count and know
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Help your child cope with change
By on 16/08/2010 11:01:01
Moving house, starting school or nursery, going on holiday and family break-ups aren't uncommon life events - here's how to help your toddler and child through them
Moving house? New childcare? Those big changes don’t have to mean huge dramas for your toddler or child. Here’s how to keep your child feeling happy and secure when changes happen, such as starting nursery or childcare, going on holiday, family
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Help your child make friends
By Leah Hardy on 16/08/2010 11:01:01
Not all children know how to make friends. Here’s how you can help your toddler or child build their all-important social skills
Everyone likes to see their children playing happily. But if you find that your child is failing to make friends, or worse, being rejected, it’s heartbreaking. When our children are too shy, competitive or self-contained to make friends, we tend
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Child performers: Government to review their role in TV shows
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 05/06/2009 10:55:15
The involvement of child contestants in TV shows, like Britain’s Got Talent, to be looked into.
relating to child performers are 40 years old, and don’t seem to reflect the entertainment formats we’re now so used to seeing.The Children’s Minister Delyth Morgan has said, “We want children to develop and have exciting opportunities to participate
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US child obesity rates reach "plateau"
By Made For Mums on 29/05/2008 15:36:00
Child obesity rates may have reached a plateau in the US after decades of almost continuous rises, a report says.
An analysis of data from 1999 to 2006 by the US government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed obesity rates stable at 16%.The US data was based on a survey of over 8,000 children aged between two and 19.Public health experts remained cautious about the findings a...
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