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they
said Daryl had behavioural problems, but what he really had
was a brain allergy,
writes Annette Colman.
Behavioural problems.
Learning difficulties. Both traits — the latter often
exacerbated by the former — had been attributed to
eight-year-old Daryl Lewin by the time he became my new
pupil last year.
Following tests for
nutritional deficiencies and adverse responses to certain
foods Daryl was found to be lacking key trace minerals in
his diet and allergic to wheat, dairy and oranges. The
introduction of a nutritional programme over the past
several months has had a dramatic impact on Daryl’s
behaviour.
A once inattentive and
disruptive child has now been replaced by a pupil repeatedly
selected as his school’s Star of the Week.
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the
long summer holidays are here – what to do with the kids?
Special focus
Every summer thousands of kids in
America and across Europe pack their bags and go off to have
fun at summer camp. For American families it is a century
old tradition that is as deep rooted as baseball and apple
pie.
Summer camps
offer a variety of activities from specialist sport to
adventure to creative workshops. These can be organised
daily, over the weekend or as week-long breaks for children
aged from four to late teen.
Parents find that children grow in
confidence when away from home. Interaction with other
children and adults and the learning of new skills can be
very rewarding and beneficial for future experiences, such
as starting a new school, social events or even that first
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extended
schools, employee vouchers and tax credits may help solve
some of the child care problems parents face during the
summer break,
writes
Crispin Andrews.
Everybody knows they are
coming but it’s almost as if school summer holidays emerge
from nowhere and are upon us before we realise it.
For
working parents in particular, the perennial problem of
finding affordable, accessible and appropriate child care
can make the six or seven weeks at the end of the academic
year the most stressful and worrying of times.
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for the
past 70 years state-funded boarding schools have been one
education’s best kept secrets – until now, writes Sue
Elkin
Lucy Macdiarmid’s three children have
all been weekly boarders at Sexey’s School at Bruton in
Somerset. Traditionally this would cost the Macdiarmids a
total of some £27,000 in annual fees for George, 20, Fergus,
18, and Pippa, 14. But they have paid nothing. This is
because Sexey’s — where Mrs Macdiarmid is also a governor —
is a state comprehensive boarding school.
‘It really worked well for George who’s
now studying maths and computer science at Bristol
University and for Fergus and Pippa who are still there,’
claims Mrs Macdiarmid, who praises the school’s excellent
community feeling and the balance between school and home
that modern boarding allows her children.
‘They can get nearly all their work
done at school during the week as well as taking advantage
of lots of sport, drama and music without having to travel.
Then we can all enjoy high quality weekends at home,’ she
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A special need called Cinderella
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a
spectrum disability: it affects children in different ways.
For seven-year-old Kellan, it is a swing between
impulsiveness and unblinking concentration. For 14-year-old
Julie it is a daily frustration that led her to attempt her
own life. back
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My Job: Learning support assistant
Find out why one learning support assistant uses
chopsticks and brain gym in the classroom as part of her
teaching methods.
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Your rights: What you should know about home-school
agreements
What should home-school agreements contain, and do
parents have to sign them? Your rights looks at what parents
should know about these agreements and why they are a good
idea. back
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Policy: Where they stand
With an election pending this year, what can parents
expect from the three main political parties in relation to
education? Get the insight in our article on where they
stand. back
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Education & health: A healthy balance act
So you want to get your children to start eating healthy.
That’s the easy part. When it comes to actually putting the
plan in action many parents find that meal times can become
a bit of a challenge. back
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Special focus: Education Show 2004
The annual education show in Birmingham has traditionally
been aimed at educators, but we take a look at the hidden
attractions and offers that will appeal to parents, too.
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Feature: The irony of fatherhood
Many fathers are prevented from playing as active a part
in their children’s lives as they would like because of a
system that discriminates against them. What’s being done?
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Follow the curriculum
This issue we follow physical education and uncover some
of the hidden skills and abilities that children gain from
lessons. back |
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