Recent Articles in Early years

Are You Worried About Your Toddler's Screen Time?
Jun 16, 2016

Are you worried about your toddler’s touchscreen time? The National Literacy Trust gives reassurance and top tips on how to make technology beneficial for your child’s early learning.

Swimming Lessons for Babies
Apr 4, 2016

Laura Molloy, Founder of one of the UK’s leading baby swim class companies, Swimbabes, discusses the importance and advantages of teaching children to swim as early as possible.

Meal Portion Size for Young Children
Sep 28, 2015

The Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF) has revamped its online resource to create a user-friendly, visual guide on how much food to offer young children. The guide is now accessible on all devices including mobile, tablet, and desktop computer.

 

Make sure your disabled child doesn't miss out on early years education
Jul 6, 2015

A new guide, Childcare for families with disabled children, launched today by legal experts Irwin Mitchell and charities Contact a Family, Every Disabled Child Matters and the Family and Childcare Trust will help parents with disabled children seek redress if the childcare system fails them. It forms part of the charities’ new campaign ‘Levelling the Playing Field’, calling for equal access to childcare for disabled children.

"Let's Talk About Poo"
Apr 13, 2015

The children’s continence charity ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence), launches a national campaign called "Let’s Talk About Poo" to raise awareness of childhood constipation among parents of two to four year olds and health and education professionals working with this age group.

Top tips for introducing children to mobile technology
Sep 16, 2014

As the new term starts and even very small children are learning about computers, child psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer urges parents to understand and embrace mobile technology and gives some top tips.

Free School Meals
Aug 27, 2014

From September 2014, all four to seven year-olds in England will be eligible for a free lunch at school that is healthy and nutritionally balanced – not only will it also help save parents valuable time preparing school lunches, but it’s estimated that it will help parents in England save up to £400 per child, per year.

The Music Miracle (3)
Mar 2, 2014

In part three of her series of top tips for using music in you child's life, Liisa Henriksson-Macaulay, founder of the early music education programme Moosicology and author of The Music Miracle discusses the role of clapping in tips five and six.

The Music Miracle (2)
Feb 23, 2014

Liisa Henriksson-Macaulay, founder of the early music education programme Moosicology and author of bestselling parenting title The Music Miracle: The Scientific Secret to Unlocking Your Child's Full Potential gives her top ten tips on how to engage with your child through music. Here are tips three and four: Tap and clap; Get into the Waltz mode.

What to do if an infant is choking
Feb 20, 2014

A survey commissioned to mark the publication of the latest edition of the First Aid Manual, written and authorised by the UK’s three leading first aid providers, St John Ambulance, St Andrew’s First Aid and the British Red Cross, reveals that a third of parents have been in a situation where their child has started choking and worryingly, half of parents did not know the correct procedure. Here we have the new infant choking technique and guidelines.

Little Tikes Teether Keys
Feb 18, 2014

Teething can be a terrible time for babies  – and their carers. Yvette Henlon's daughter Beatric has been entertained and comforted by Little Tikes Teether Keys from ASDA.

Top tips for choosing a pushchair
Jan 2, 2014

From lightweight three-wheelers to travel systems and off-road strollers – there’s a huge array of pushchairs available to choose from, and it can be difficult for new parents to know where to start. BRITAX have put together some top tips to help you choose the right pushchair for your family.