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From the website of the Center on the Developing Child: A new 6-minute video from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, InBrief: The Science of Neglect, explains why significant deprivation is so harmful in the earliest years of life
- and why effective interventions are likely to pay significant dividends in better long-term outcomes in learning, health, and parenting of the next generation.
Ninety percent of a child's brain develops in the first three years. Brain development depends on the quality of relationships and interactions in a child's life and the learning environment that surrounds them.
What happens to children with developmental delays or disabilities during that period? What about children whose families simply lack the resources or skills to know how to help their child during this period? Early Childhood Intervention offers help to these children and their families.
Early Childhood Intervention services make sense for the child, the family, and the community. They help children achieve better outcomes, protect human rights, support families, and save precious resources for the community.
The Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) for England carrying out some research into school admissions.
They have been told that some secondary schools are attempting to 'socially select' their intake by reducing the admission of children:
The OCC has commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to gather the views of parents and carers from these key groups who have recently gone through the admissions process for secondary school in England.
OCC is asked to examine whether parents and carers feel that certain schools have discouraged them from applying for a place for their child.
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If you can help, please try to respond during this January
1. Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO) & 2. Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS)
1. Newborn Behavioural Observations (NBO), 16th & 17th January 2014, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
The NBO uses NBAS strength-based concepts, providing an introduction to newborn behaviour, sensitizing parents to their newborn's abilities, while building collaborative relationships between health professionals and parents.
The NBO is appropriate for work with families with babies from birth to 3 months old.
£395-00
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2. Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS), 13th & 14th March 2014, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
The NBAS provides a detailed assessment of the individual infant's functioning and reactions to handling, crying, sleeping and waking from birth to 2 months old. This information provides caregiving suggestions, an in-depth understanding of infant behaviour for parents and health professionals. It can be used clinically or in research.
(NBAS recommended in Healthy Child Programme 2009, Department of Health).
£685.00
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Brazelton Centre
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