Mindfulness in Early Years
Mindfulness is such an important topic in today’s busy world. Early Years Practitioners can provide children the best opportunities to learn and use their natural skills in mindfulness…
Developing Imaginative and Creative Play Opportunities
Imaginative and creative play is a natural way for children to learn about the world and involves the whole body. Children express themselves through play both verbally and…
Emotional Literacy in Early Years
As Early Years Practitioners, a priority for us when caring for children is to ensure that they lead healthy, happy lives. However, like everyone, children experience emotional ups…
Attachment
Theories describing the nature of interactions between infants and caregivers are often attributed to British psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1907-1990). Bowlby was interested in how the quality of these…
Nature vs Nurture and the role of Neuroscience in Child Development
Nature vs Nurture There is a long-standing debate about how we develop our individual characteristics, traits and behaviours. Nature refers to the hereditary passing down of such characteristics…
Neuroscience: why it’s relevant for Early Years Practitioners
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system, which comprises of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (all other…