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Understand influences on children’s development

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‘Child health and development’ from NSPCC Learning

Children’s development and mental health are affected by various factors, including the environments they are raised in, the relationships they build and the experiences they have.

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Click on the icon to the left to read the article ‘The Great Nursery Debate’ published by The Guardian, which describes two contrasting views on the effect of attending daycare on the development of aggression and behavioural problems in later life.
Borrow, either from your local library or setting, and read a copy of ‘Why Love Matters: how affection shapes a baby’s brain’, by Sue Gerhardt, published by Routledge, 2nd Edition 2014.