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Find out more about child development in the early years

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Introductory Level Updated 26 Feb 2013
By John Oates
Download the Early Years Developmental Journal to find out more about child development in the early years, and how you can record a child’s progress.
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What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 31 Jul 2012
By Kieron Sheehy
Find out more about obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), an anxiety related disorder in which people worry excessively about particular issues
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What is dyslexia?

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 31 Jul 2012
By Kieron Sheehy
Find out more about dyslexia, a learning difficulty that causes people to experience problems in learning to read and spell fluently
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Infants’ understanding of their social world

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Masters Level Duration 12 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
By The Open University
Here we draw on a wide range of psychological research to address the question of whether infants have a rich understanding of their social world....
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Understanding society: Families

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Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
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Here you will explore how different families have different ideas about how work in the home should be divided. You will also investigate the diversity...
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Understanding children: Babies being heard

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Introductory Level Duration 5 hours Updated 19 Jun 2013
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Here you will find out some of the things very young babies can do. You will also discover how babies can contribute to family life...
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Early years focus on research with children and young people

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Advanced Level Duration 600 hours Updated 11 Feb 2012 Register by 10 Jan 2013
By The Open University
This project-based course focuses on the research process with children and young people. You’ll develop your own research skills, focusing on an early years topic.This...
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