Articles Tagged: learn

One in three kids leave primary school unable to swim a length

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 17, 2012

Campaigners are claiming that too many youngsters are leaving primary school unable to swim.

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UK children to learn Mandarin at school

By Katy Holland, Nov 10, 2010

If you like to help your kids with their homework, you'd better start brushing up your Mandarin. Because soon it will be ...

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Starting school: What children learn and how they'll learn

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Aug 8, 2010

When I first caught sight of my son's reception classroom a year ago, I was struck by how much it looked like nursery not ...

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More evidence that educational DVDs do more harm than good

By Jenny Cornish, Mar 2, 2010

A new study has found that parents who show their children educational DVDs may be doing more harm than good. The ...

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One child in six has problems learning to talk

By Jenny Cornish, Jan 4, 2010

New research shows that nearly one in six children have difficulty in learning to talk. The figure is as high as one in four ...

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Babyboomboom: teach your baby a foreign language

By Emma Cossey, Jul 29, 2009

Regular ParentDish readers might remember this recent article on music CDs aimed at entertaining children whilst remaining ...

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