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The family at the centre of early learning
Education & Development

The family at the centre of early learning

...adult who is crazy about him (or her) in order to grow up’ (Bronfenbrenner, cited in Penn, 2008, p. 46). Such key adults are often found within the family, making this social group significant for young people throughout their childhood and beyond. For young children the family is the foundation for their developing sense of belonging and self-identity. It also stands...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University

...adult-focused projects that seek to build wellbeing among children and young people – so we work with children, young people, their families, and those who seek to support them, such as health advocates or policy makers. Addressing children and young people’s wellbeing in body, mind and media, the Centre currently builds research and advocacy on: Food, food practices,...
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Article 5 mins
Verbal fluency
Health, Sports & Psychology

Verbal fluency

...adults. This has a lot to do with how many words are in a person’s vocabulary. One important aspect of verbal fluency is having a large vocabulary of words to draw on. But a large word store is not all that is involved; you also need to be able to search rapidly through your vocabulary, find a word that fits the task, speak it and then repeat this until you run out of...
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Article 5 mins
Statistics: What is it or what are they?
Science, Maths & Technology

Statistics: What is it or what are they?

...adults across the UK. Of the 949 of these who said they would be certain to vote if there were an election the next day, 39% said they would vote Conservative, 35% Labour, 19% Liberal Democrat, and the rest for other parties or candidates. These numbers are statistics in the plural sense; they are facts about what the interviewed people said. The science of statistics...
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Article 5 mins
Float or sink?: Explore your child’s ideas about the physical world
Education & Development

Float or sink?: Explore your child’s ideas about the physical world

...adults can continue to develop their understandings of why some things float and some sink. It’s a good topic for discussion. You will need Large bowl of water; about ten different objects – some that float, some that sink; paper and pen; child Activity Choose some objects that sink, some that float and some that behave in interesting ways in water. Some ideas are:...
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Activity 10 mins
5 tips on financially thriving
Money & Business

5 tips on financially thriving

...taught how to calculate and solve equations but we are not necessarily taught how to manage our moeny. Most adults have never had credit ratings, mortgages or interest rates explained to them but it's never too late to learn anything. Below are some of the free courses and articles to help you continue your journey. Start your financial learning journey on OpenLearn...
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Article 10 mins
Knickerbocker glory: Explore healthy eating
Education & Development

Knickerbocker glory: Explore healthy eating

...adults sharing the responsibility of making sure that children eat a healthy diet and look after themselves. Some information you might like to use Ice cream may not contain any milk or cream! In an attempt to reduce fat, some ice creams can be high in artificial ingredients and sugar and have very little nutritional value. But children need some fat in their diet, and...
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Activity 10 mins
Outdoor spaces for tiny humans
Education & Development

Outdoor spaces for tiny humans

...adults’ arms. They wondered what these children were taking from the experience. Others described early years settings where children spend most of their day outdoors and how such pedagogies require a shifting in the parents/carers’ perspectives, because of the wardrobe needed, or how children might return home covered in mud in winter and dust in summer. As a group...
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Video 45 mins