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'Mummy, can I watch toddlerobics?'
When I read the Metro the other morning, I learnt a new word. An article with the title ‘Toddlerobics on TV to help little flab-fighters’ (Metro, 2.11.07) explained that the ‘toddlerobics’ in question referred to Mini Movers, the daily exercise sessions fronted by Debra Stephenson and performed by pre-school children at 7.55am on cable channel Nick Jr, a special channel
'Third of children struggle to write'
This headline in last Friday's Metro caught my eye. The article revealed that: 'One in seven children struggles to write their own name or say the letters of the alphabet after a year of primary school, a Government study reveals. 42 per cent of children could not write a shopping list, while a third failed to recognise simple words like 'dog' or 'pen'.'
