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Articles and Research
Early Childhood Bulletins
The National Children's Bureau Early Childhood Unit issues bi-monthly bulletins that consolidate many of the key early years activities in the UK. Our core areas of interest We will be adding links to these as soon as we develop the individual pages Child wellbeing Early years policy-making Early years teacher training The essential role of play Developmental psychology Developmental neurology Early literacy Children's connection with nature Social and emotional Intelligence Spiritual development Risk-taking and creativity The impact of digital technology The commercialisation of childhood The sexualisation of childhood Children's media Children's art and music Intergenerational learning Parenting |
School Readiness - a critical review of perspectives and evidence TACTYC, October 2012 Children & Nature Worldwide: An Exploration of Children’s Experiences of the Outdoors and Nature with Associated Risks and Benefits IUCN and the Children and Nature Network, 2012 Good Childhood Report 2012 - published by the Children's Society Natural Childhood Report - by Stephen Moss, commissioned by the National Trust, 2012 EU Kids Online - Towards a better internet for children, European Commission, Sonia Livingstone. Kjartan Olafsson, Brian O'Neill and Veronica Donoso Facing the Screen Dilemma - Young Children, Technology and Early Education - Alliance for Childhood, 2012 Aric Sigman - The Impact Of Screen Media On Children: A Eurovision For Parliament - June 2012 Refections on Body Image - May 2012 Al Party Parliamentary Group Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualisation of Girls UNICEF 2011 Report on Child Wellbeing in the UK, Spain and Sweden The Impact of the Commercial World on Child Wellbeing Published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009 Comparative Child Wellbeing Across the OECD Mental Health - The Fundamental Facts published by the Mental Health Foundation UK, 2007 Letting Children be Children The Bailey Report on the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood Play England's Research on the Importance of Play Sowing the Seeds - Reconnecting London's children with natureby Tim Gill, published by the London Sustainable Development Commission - Nov 2011 The Play Again Film Award-winning film on the impact of removing children from nature The Impact of Early Education on lifelong academic achievement, midlife adjustment, and longevity - report in the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, July 2009 Do Schools Kill Creativity? – Sir Ken Robinson argues for an education system that nurtures creativity rather than undermining it The Social Agenda and Early Childhood Care by Emeritus Professor Philip Gammage Preschool Academics: Learning What Comes Naturally by David Elkind A Manifesto for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Scientific Evidence by Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Laura E. Berk and Dorothy G. Singer Early Relationships, not brainpower, are the key to adult happiness Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012 Wendy Ellyatt - The Democratization of Learning - Too Much, Too Soon, Hawthorn Press, 2011 Wendy Ellyatt - A Science of Learning - Born Creative Collection, Demos, 2010 Richard House - Too Much, Too Soon - Every Child Journal Vol 25 Richard House and Lilian Katz - Enabling a True Foundation - Early Years Educator (EYE) Focus Edition - Jan 2012 International Perspectives on Early Learning - presented at the OpenEYE Conference 2008 Does Not Compute: Screen Technology in Early Years Education by Aric Sigman |
