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Everyday advice on working with INFANT MASSAGE Childminders, Support Groups, Pre-schools,
WTC, Clubs, Education, Funding, Health
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Dr Tanya Byron, specialist in child behaviour and TV presenter, was Information Service
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the keynote speaker at Sure Start’s annual conference at the De Vere
Hotel in November. A one-stop shop for
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Best known for appearances on
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Tanya addressed an audience in-
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cluding teachers, nursery work-
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She also confessed that her own about the need to challenge chil-
children sometimes pick her up on dren to think. The Springboard to
her parenting technique and have Later in the day, delegates found
been known to complain that she themselves entranced by profes- Confidence for your child
doesn’t take her own advice. sional story teller, Mary Medlicott
Carmel Burton, Sure Start Part- and there were more ideas for cap- Britain’s leading National Active Physical Play
programme for children from 6 months to 7 years.
nership Manager said, “she was turing the imagination at a puppet
Your child will learn agility, balance, climbing,
absolutely wonderful. She spoke workshop and a talk entitled Tac-
co-ordination appropriate to his or her age.
warmly and didn’t make people tile Tales.
Structured programmes designed to build
feel bad about what they do as Carmel said that the aim of the
self confidence and develop essential
parents.” conference was to send people listening and language skills.
The theme of the day was En- away feeling enlivened and en-
Supervised by trained staff in a fun and
gaging in Communication. Tanya thused. “We try to give them food caring environment.
was followed by Marion Dowling, for thought; on an intellectual level Tumble Tots now in your area!
President of the British Associa- and with practical hints and tips. It
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Dettol makes a difference to Swindon families
Over the last two years Reckitt Benckiser, the international house-
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The foundation has also given out hundreds of reflective baseball
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