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Top tips for bringing out the inner writer in your child

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Top tips for bringing out the inner writer in your child
Encouraging children to write starts when they’re tiny, right when they first see Mum write a shopping list or a note for Dad, writes Helen O’Callaghan.
How to make homework more productive and enjoyable, for both children and parents

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How to make homework more productive and enjoyable, for both children and parents
It’s good to let your child's imaginations run wild

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It’s good to let your child's imaginations run wild
Reading develops children’s language ability and interaction

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Reading develops children’s language ability and interaction
Moone Boy star David Rawle encourages children to get involved in this year’s MS Readathon

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Moone Boy star David Rawle encourages children to get involved in this year’s MS Readathon
Regular story time helps children develop

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Regular story time helps children develop
All part of a fun routine

When asked, as part of a MS Readathon author survey, what she’d say to encourage children to read, children’s author Sarah Webb said: “It’s fun. Monsters, vampires, puppies, skeleton detectives, mad granddads — what’s not to like?”

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