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Separation Issues

I remember the days when my children were very young and I was considering separation from their father. My agonising thoughts were how will this affect them and could I […]

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Immunisations

I was thinking about immunisation today and particularly in regard to children. I suppose it was highlighted when local schools sent notifications out recently about the HPV vaccine (Human Papilloma […]

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Managing behaviour

Today I walked through the nursery to see – as I often do – one young child very proudly wearing his Superstar Medal. Later I collected my own little granddaughter […]

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The importance of reading!

From the days when as a little girl, I used to love the Enid Blyton mysteries, to the young adult who became engrossed in the novels by Yorkshire born novelist, […]

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Home or Nursery

The issue as to how much mothers need to be involved in the care and development of their children has been, and will continue to be, a controversial subject. There […]

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Socialisation and Learning Social Graces

Social Development continues throughout childhood and into adulthood. Learning what is right and wrong, what is acceptable or unacceptable, is an important part of socialisation. Of course societies and cultures […]

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Parenting

I am sure you have heard the expression; ‘Life will never be the same again.’ Well there is nothing more true! A baby will change your life forever in a […]

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The needs of a child

What do children need? Children’s needs change as they grow but basically we can describe them as Physical, Emotional and Intellectual. We may all satisfy our children’s needs in different […]

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Educate & Entertain

Recently I wrote a blog about story time for the young ones. As I also write for the middle years it seemed relevant to blog about them too. So here […]

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