| Build a lifetime in the first 3 years.
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"Experiences in the first three years of a child's life have a profound effect which impacts into all aspects of adulthood".
Brainwave is a charitable trust that has been set up by leading paediatricians, medical, educational, legal, academic and business professionals who are dedicated to ensuring that this crucial information is available to those who need it mo . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 16 Jul 2004
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| What are the different types of Fostering?
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Short Term Fostering:
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| Author : Fostercare Networker NZ
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Created : 01 Jul 2004
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| Getting Attached
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By Jane McConnell
The Natural Child Project
Japanese children sleep between their parents until adolescence. Korean infants spend more than 90 percent of their time being held. In contrast, American babies spend two-thirds of their time alone, in infant seats, strollers, car seats, cribs or swings. and American mothers deliberately don't respond to their babies' cries 46 percent of time in t . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 16 May 2004
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| Why Should We Involve Children In Music?
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| In an age when there are so many pressures on teachers to teach a variety of subjects to children, music is often pushed to the side and seen as not important. How can we be so far from the truth? I challenge any teacher to find another subject that teaches coordination, language, concentration, confidence, team skills, tolerance and understanding of other people and other cultures, while develo . . . more
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| Author : Wendy Jensen
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Created : 14 May 2004
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| Why do we smack our children?
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Most New Zealanders now condemn all forms of interpersonal violence and many would like to see perpetrators of violence treated harshly when they appear before the Courts. There is one major exception to this revulsion towards violence – and that is the belief that hitting children is an appropriate and effective means of controlling the behaviour of children.
Many of us have experienced phy . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 04 May 2004
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| Musical Development in Children
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Every child is unique and develops at their own pace. This is a rough guide to your child's likely musical development.
Before Birth
A baby in the womb can hear sounds from 20 weeks after conception.
0 - 18 Months
From conception to eighteen months your baby is developing rapidly and its response to musical activity will not only be rewarding but highly beneficia . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 19 Feb 2004
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| Ways to have peaceful holidays for all.
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Some of us face seven weeks of summer School Holidays with dread. Our internal and public monologue goes something like "How absolutely ghastly! Fifty days without relief. How on earth will I occupy them? I can't bear the thought of fifty days of fighting. Who was out to punish mothers when they thought up a long summer holiday?!"
Others of us look forward to the School and Kindergarten h . . . more
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| Author : Diane Levy
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Created : 20 Dec 2003
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| Anxiety Management with Children
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The following are common unhelpful strategies which well-intentioned parents and teachers use in response to anxiety in children (alternative strategies are provided in the next section):
> Excessively Reassuring the Child: While some reassurance is helpful, it is a fact that the more reassurance one gives, the more the child needs and demands it. Reassurance is a form of positive attent . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 17 Dec 2003
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| Carers NZ
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| Carers New Zealand is an information and advocacy organisation for the one in five New Zealanders who provides care at home for sick, frail, injured or disabled family members. It works with regional organisations that support carers, providing information resources and guest speakers. Carers New Zealand also undertakes research, makes input into policy and service developments important to care . . . more
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| Author : Laurie Hilsgen
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Created : 01 Dec 2003
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| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Trust
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A group of concerned Grandparents whose role is the primary caregiver of their grandchildren found that their situation was unique and stressful. They subsequently formed the Parenting Second Time Around to facilitate:
- Support
- Action
-Research
There are significant numbers of grandparents raising their grandchildren as the primary caregiver. The grandparents take on the responsi . . . more
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| Author : Diane Vivian
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Created : 30 Nov 2003
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