Activating Communities through Active Schools is an introduction and guide for organisations, clubs, parents and volunteers supporting Active Schools.
Active Schools is all about encouraging New Zealand children to choose and enjoy physical activity. In every community and region, the more that schools, organisations and clubs work together to achieve this goal, the more our nation?s childr . . .
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Emotional trauma may hurt toddlers' later learning
A recent study in the United States has shown that emotional trauma such as abuse or witnessing domestic abuse may inhibit children?s intellectual ability. The research showed that this is more damaging when it occurs in the first two years of their life.
The U.S. study included 206 children whose intellectual development was assessed . . .
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New babies can sleep for an average of 16 hours a day in the first few months, so it?s important that the baby?s sleeping area is safe and comforting. Safe sleeping positions can also help reduce the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS or SUDI), the causes of which are still largely unknown. Fortunately, there are some steps you can take to help reduce the risk to your baby.
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
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 . . .
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Great Fathers initiator Dave Owens says: ?When I first came across the articles of Dr Robin Fancourt, her book Brainy Babies and the Brainwave Trust - and began to understand how fragile and impressionable young babies brains are - I felt a huge sense of anguish. I realised what I hadn?t known when I was a young dad. And I felt that the lives of my children might have been different ha . . .
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After the earthquake:
Tips for Teachers and Parents supporting Chidren.
When a large earthquake happens, everyone?s feeling of safety is undermined. Some excellent support ideas can be viewed at the Ministry of Education website.
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Baby Sign Language Research
Research on baby sign language has found that teaching baby signs improved cognitive and emotional development. Far from slowing down speech, baby sign language actually increases the rate of verbal development and at the same time increases the parent/child bond.
The most significant research was an NIH funded study comparing two groups of 11 month old babies. One g . . .
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From birth to three months, your baby listens to your voice. He coos and gurgles and will try to make the same sounds you make.
You can help your baby learn how nice voices can be when you: Sing to your baby. You can do this even before he is born! Your baby will hear you. Talk to your baby. Talk to others when she is near. She won?t understand the words, but will like your voice and y . . .
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Learning to drive is a huge step for any teenager. The free tools on this site will help you coach them to become a safer driver through the Learner and Restricted phases. http://www.safeteendriver.co.nz/ . . .
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ANNOUNCING A NEW YOUTH RESOURCE AFTER THE SUICIDE of someone you know information and support for young people by Tricia Irving ? skylight, and Leora Hirsh ? SPINZ.
This Skylight resource provides what's been missing ? an easy to read, youth friendly source of good, practical information for young people who have been bereaved by suicide. It might be a family member or a friend who has died ? or . . .
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