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What does the evidence tell us about how the pandemic has affected children’s communication and language development?
Maria Reraki (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years Education at Edge Hill University, UK. She teaches across a number of early years programmes and supports students becoming qualified teachers in Early Years settings. Before undertaking this post, Maria was a lecturer on Special Needs at the University of Birmingham. Maria’s research and teaching…
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A Playcation- what a good idea
“Daddy, when can we go to a house in the Lake District and, you know, stay in one of those like house places… and take our toys with us?’ “Do you mean a holiday? When can we go on holiday and stay in a holiday cottage? I’m not sure love, I don’t think we will…
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‘Blog series: Adopting, Adapting and Adoring- “Sometimes the hardest path is the only one you can take”
This is the second post in the blog series. “It’s nice to go for a day out, isn’t it Daddy?” my eldest son turned to me and told me. It wasn’t really a question or certainly one that he needed an answer to. It was our first real day out in over 12 months. Since…
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‘Blog series: Adopting, Adapting and Adoring – Life lessons in loving after looked after’
1st post in the series. Live wires and bonfires ‘Ooh he’s a lively one!’ ‘Oh, bless him, he’s such a live wire!’ ‘He’s adorable, he’s just such a bundle of energy isn’t he. He’s so bouncy!’ ‘He’s like a little Tigger.’ ‘I bet he sleeps at night?’ ‘You’ve got your work cut out for you…
