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All in one place: using the potty or toilet

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Autumn play kit

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Dark nights play kit

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50 books to read before you're five

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Winter playkit

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Christmas gift guides

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All in one place - supporting your child's emotions and behaviour

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Noisy playkit

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Girls, boys and learning to communicate

You probably find lots of people share their opinions about your child’s development – and if you hear something a few times you might wonder if it’s true. One of the things we’ve heard many times is that girls learn to talk sooner than boys, so when we saw a research paper reviewing this we thought we’d dive in and find out more.

In this paper, scientists from the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies in Rome looked at research that had considered the development of language in boys and girls – looking at if, how and why this differed.[1]  

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Gender and play, and why it matters – podcast out now

Our latest podcast episode is out now, and this week focuses on gender and play. 

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