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Lucy Quick - Principal of Perform

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20th February 2012

Why French Children Don't Throw Food

There’s been a lot of discussion in the press recently about Pamela Druckman’s intriguingly named book,  French Children Don’t Throw Food, which promises "parenting…

Tags: child development, drama, dance and singing, Toddlers, Baby, children, behaviour, parenting, Adjusting to New Babies, Bedtime Routines, confidence, concentration, parents, manners, writing

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9th November 2011

Children's communication skills - a casualty of the online era?

When I was a teenager, if I wanted to arrange to meet a friend at the weekend, I'd call my friend's home phone (having asked permission to use my home phone first, of course). In most cases,…

Tags: child development, drama, dance and singing, parenting, confidence, concentration, Activities, teaching, writing, Online Technology

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3rd October 2011

Dyslexia - symptoms and learning techniques

One of the team at Perform - let's call her Jane - is dyslexic. I've been aware of this for a long time but I didn't realise until yesterday that she wasn't diagnosed with dyslexia until…

Tags: child development, children, behaviour, parenting, confidence, concentration, parents, dyslexia, reading, writing, school, spelling

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