FROM THE EDITOR

In this issue of the Children Webmag

Editorial: The Long Term
The importance of investing in children’s futures

News Views
Our collection of comment and analysis on the latest child care issues, including Kielder, Totseats, RainbowEight, the public image of children, grandparents’ rights, claims and obesity

ARTICLES

Children’s Workforce Strategy
A land mark report and a chance to have your say

Social Care Online
A new – and big - data resource

Registered Childminding - the Hidden Workforce NCMA
A report on caring for children with additional needs

REGULAR COLUMNS

In Residence -A Natural Setting - Dr Keith White
Learning to relate through surroundings

The All Parliamentary Group for Children - Alison Linsey
Sexually Harmful Behaviour - Reporting developments

In Care : A Curious Name for a Bear 2
The downward spiral

Northern Outlook - For the Sake of Ryan - Max Smart
The importance of building trust – and taking time over it

News from Hesley - Outdoor Adventure - Lesley Durston
Developing a sense of achievement

The Gus Greene Column - The Age of Innocence
35 years ago attitudes to sexual behaviour were different

The Early Years Column - The Young Mathematician - Valerie Jackson
How babies learn to calculate

ROUND THE WORLD

Paedotrophia - Lindsay White
An analysis of a 16th century didactic poem about the medical care and upbringing of children

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Rosie: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Sibling

Josh: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Friend

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