18 articles in this category

An author’s insight – how books can aid emotional literacy
by Hannah Peckham on January 15
Author Hannah Peckham shares her reflections on how books can support children's emotional literacy. 
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Forget the school run, just run.
by Caroline Vollans on November 9, 2022
Caroline Vollans explores the School Streets initiative, and speaks to schools and communities who use them. 
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Communicating and building relationships with children and their famil…
by Alicia Wilkins on March 15, 2022
Alicia Wilkins shares some of the ways she connects with families at her home nursery/childminding setting. 
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
by Caroline Vollans on June 8, 2021
Caroline Vollans takes a closer look at the word 'sorry' and how we support young children to understand what it means and feels like. 
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Health and Well-being: philosophical aspects
by Rachna Joshi on February 10, 2021
Rachna Joshi, early years and primary school teacher, explores aspects of global educational philosophy and encourages practitioners to think about where their pedagogy comes from.  
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Growing and supporting children's emotional resilience
by Jenny Barber on December 22, 2020
Jenny Barber examines the impact of the pandemic on children's, and families', emotional resilience, and reflects on how settings can support each child. 
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EI or IQ? Which Matters Most to You?
by Dr Mine Conkbayir on August 12, 2020
Dr Mine Conkbayir explains the aspects of Emotional Intelligence and looks at ways settings and schools can build children's Emotional Intelligence moving forward. 
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Self-regulation Versus Self-isolation: Your Role in Building Families'…
by Dr Mine Conkbayir on April 23, 2020
Mine Conkbayir explains how children and adult's brains will be reacting to lockdown during the Coronavirus pandemic, and offers ways that educators can support parents and carers to help their children learn and nurture self-regulation. 
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Self Regulation in Early Years
by Dr Mine Conkbayir on January 20, 2020
You may have noticed that recently self-regulation (SR) has become a bit of a buzzword in Early Years (EY) and although this has some benefits, it also brings some challenges. Mine Conkbayir shares her knowledge and understanding of this complex su…
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Using picture books to explore difference
by Caroline Vollans on November 22, 2023
Caroline Vollans connects with an author, an early years educator and a childminder about using story to explore and celebrate difference.
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Nurturing children’s spiritual development in early childhood context
by Dr. Fengling Tang on December 10, 2022
Dr. Fengling Tang, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the University of Roehampton, shares research and reflections on the importance of spiritual development for young children.
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Emotional Competence Part 6: Developing Empathy
by Nicola Call on November 11, 2019
Nicola Call discusses strategies for aiding the development of empathy in young children.
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Emotional Competence Part 5: Handling relationships
by Nicola Call on October 22, 2019
In the penultimate article in her series on Emotional Competence, Nicola discusses the necessity of developing an ability to establish good personal relationships, without which learning and emotional growth will be stunted.
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Emotional Competence Part 4: The Importance of Self-Motivation
by Nicola Call on September 9, 2019
Motivation is essential in any aspect of life and plays an important role in a child's early development. Considered as crucial in the development of emotional competence, Nicola Call discusses self-motivation in the fourth article of her series. …
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Ready or Not?
by Anni McTavish on September 2, 2019
School readiness is a familiar term in early years and primary education, but its meaning and implications for policy and practice is frequently debated. With examples from a range of settings, this article examines a positive, child-centred approa…
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Emotional Competence Part 3: Learning to Manage Emotions
by Nicola Call on July 29, 2019
In the third article of her series on 'Emotional Competence', Nicola discusses the development of a child's ability to understand and control their natural emotional behaviour.
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Emotional Competence Part 2: Developing Self-Awareness
by Nicola Call on May 14, 2019
In the second of her series of articles on Emotional Competence, Nicola Call discusses the development of self-awareness.
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Emotional Competence Part 1: just the latest fad, or an important new …
by Nicola Call on May 4, 2019
Beginning a series of six articles examining the concept of 'Emotional Competence', this article gives an overview within which the others can be understood.
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