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Supporting physical development in early childhood
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting physical development in early childhood

...adult golfers, with a focus on youth sport and physical development. Jo Josephidou As she used to be a primary school teacher, Jo Josephidou, who is now a lecturer in Early Childhood at The Open University, is convinced of the importance of physical development in a child’s overall development and learning. Lucy Rodriguez Leon Following a career as an early years...
Archive course extract: Attachment theory
Education & Development

Archive course extract: Attachment theory

...adults take shared responsibility for the care of infants In this situation, the infant’s IWM is likely to hold an expectation that care will be available no matter who is turned to. To the extent that the different members of the group relate in different ways to the infant, the image of self may become somewhat diffuse and varied. This sort of caring environment can...
Physical and mental health for young children
Education & Development

Physical and mental health for young children

...adults, both parents and professionals, can play an active role in supporting and promoting good health in babies and young children...The health of babies and young children is at a critical point. Increased levels of poor mental health, high levels of childhood obesity and concerns about infectious diseases all make for a worrying picture of the state of our...
Young children, the outdoors and nature Badge icon
Education & Development

Young children, the outdoors and nature

...adults teach, care for and work with young children. The timeline at the link below sets out key voices of the past who had something important to say about young children, the outdoors and nature. Open the following link in a new tab or window so you can easily find your way back to the course: Timeline of key thinkers The voice most important to this course is Friedrich...
Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ

...adults we are. Even when people accept that we might want to date, the assumption is that we’d be straight. In fact, there are lots of disabled lesbian, gay, bi and queer (LGBQ) people out there, and we find partners and love the same way everyone else does. 2: Other people’s responses are not your responsibility [band at disability pride] When, or if, you decide to...
Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...196 pages 129-136. Leach, J. (2015) Improving Mental Health through Social Support: Building Positive and Empowering Relationships. London: Jessica Kingsley. McManus, S., Meltzer, H., Brugha, T., Bebbington, P. and Jenkins, R. (2009) Adult Psychiatric Morbidity in England, 2007: Results of a Household Survey. London: NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care....
Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...adults with severe mental health problems, and her views on the changes that occurred with the introduction of the Care Commission. Evaluating the Changing Lives report A look at social worker views of the Changing Lives report. Involving service users The involvement of service users in the Changing Lives report. Continuing involvement in Changing Lives A look at...
Listening to young children: supporting transition
Education & Development

Listening to young children: supporting transition

...adults to personalise support, and ensure children can become confident, active participants in a new setting...In this free course, Listening to young children: supporting transition, you will explore ways of listening to children in order to support their experiences of changes or transitions. Such transitions can involve many dimensions, including familiarisation with...