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Supporting physical development in early childhood
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Further reading and resources

Further reading

Here is a list of further reading that you may find interesting and useful.

  • Conkbayir, M. (2017) Early Childhood and Neuroscience: Theory, Research and Implications for Practice, London: Bloomsbury academic.

  • Connell, G. and McCarthy, C. (2014) A Moving Child is a Learning Child: How the Body teaches the Brain to Think, Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.

  • Goddard-Blythe, S. (2004) The Well-Balanced Child. Movement and Early Learning, Stroud: Hawthorn Press.

  • Hanscom, A. J. (2016) Balanced and Barefoot, Oakland: New Harbinger Publications.

  • Manners, L. M. (2019) The Early Years Movement Handbook: A Principles-based Approach to Supporting Young children’s Physical Development, Health and Wellbeing, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

  • Manning-Morton, J. (2017) Foundations of Being: Understanding Young Children’s Emotional, Personal and Social Development, London: British Association for Early Childhood Education.

  • Musgrave, J. (2017) Supporting Children’s Health and Wellbeing, London: Sage Publications.

  • Norman, A. (2019) From Conception to Two Years. Development, Policy and Practice, Abingdon: David Fulton, Routledge.

  • O’Connor, A. and Daly, A. (2016) Understanding Physical Development in the Early Years: Linking Bodies and Minds, Abingdon: Routledge.

  • The Physical Development Needs of Young Children, R. Duncombe (ed.) 2019, Abingdon: Routledge.

  • Pica, R. (2013) Experiences in Movement and Music: Birth to Age Eight. 5th Edition, Boston: Wadworth CENGAGE Learning.

  • Solly, K. (2015) Risk, Challenge and Adventure in the Early Years: A practical guide to exploring and extending learning outdoors, Abingdon: David Fulton, Routledge.

  • Transforming Infant Wellbeing. Research, Policy and Practice for the First 1001 Critical Days, P. Leach (ed.) 2018, Abingdon: Routledge.

  • White, J. (2015) Every Child a Mover: A practical guide to providing young children with the physical opportunities they need, London: British Association for Early Childhood Education.

  • Webster, A. (2016) ‘Autism, sport & physical activity: Practical strategies to implement in your delivey of sport and physical activity when working with autistic people’ [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , National Autistic Society.

Further resources

Here is a list of further resources that you may find interesting and useful.