Just behave!
‘Teeth are not for biting’ stated the behaviour wall display at a lovely nursery I visited this week. I just question if they’re not for biting then why do we have teeth, to make our smiles nicer? I...
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Sling your pram
It’s happened, the buggy has broken the £1,000 price barrier with the anticipated UK launch of the Bugaboo Donkey. It’s predicted to be the latest ‘yummy mummy’ status symbol in parks and coffee shops...
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Mud is on the menu
I’ve always watched in horror as children push handfuls of soil into their mouths while their parents turn a blind eye to their child’s new habit. The hypochondriac in me has always thought about what...
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Peppa – saint or sinner?
So, apparently some parents are banning their children from watching every child’s favourite cartoon pig – Peppa – because she and her brother George Pig are ‘a bad influence’. According to the Daily...
View ArticleNo backing for smacking
It was disappointing and somewhat surprising to hear Tottenham MP David Lammy saying in so many words that last summer’s riots could have been prevented if parents were allowed to smack their children...
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Who’s the Daddy?
I approached watching the first episode of ‘Daddy Daycare’ on Channel 4 last week with some trepidation. Television’s portrayal of nurseries is rarely positive, usually concentrating on ‘nightmare’...
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Going spa?
The perfect cure for a stressed out toddler- massages, foot baths and walking barefoot on grass, says a kindergarten in Germany where they have introduced a programme of ‘anti-stress exercises’ for...
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The NW team hop to it!
I was thrown in at the deep end for my first assignment as Nursery World’s new guest blogger, and asked to report on the team’s visit to a Busy Bees nursery on a leg of their Olympic torch relay....
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Going for gold
Hello! Beans Bunny here again to report on my very exciting week as part of the Nursery World team. I managed to get past security and the bag check to attend the Women’s Gymnastics All-Round final...
View ArticleNot playing fair!
The euphoria occasioned by the golden performances of the Team GB Olympic athletes is starting to subside a little, hastened by news that the Government is making it easier for schools to sell off...
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