Nick Jr. UK To Host Panel Discussion On The Importance Of Routines For Children On Monday 8th July 2013

Nick Jr. UK and Ireland has announced the exciting Nick Junior news that, due to the success of Nick Jr. UK hosting a special panel discussion live on the web TV broadcaster studiotalk.tv about "The Importance of Bedtime Stories" in March 2013, and to celebrate the launch of Nick Jr. UK's brand new "Step-by-Step with Dora" campaign, which will help parents navigate key developmental stages and teach their children key skills with help from Dora the Explorer, Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channel will be holding a second live panel discussion on studiotalk.tv on Monday 8th July 2013 at 12:00pm BST (GMT+1) called "How important are routines for children?"!

Joining Nick Jr. to discuss the topic of the importance of routines for children is Jacqueline Harding, a leading child development expert, and parent of two, blogger Jess McGlynn from the parenting blog Catch a Single Thought.

As part of the "How Important Are Routines For children?" webchat, Nick Jr. is also looking for parents to take part in the live internet broadcast by sending any questions or advice they have about routines for children to the panel, where the panel will answer your questions and discuss your advice live on air! You have submit any questions or advice for have for Nick Jr. UK's "How important are routines for children?" panel by using the dedicated form on studiotalk.tv or on Twitter by using the dedicated hashtag #STUDIOTALKTV. You can tune into Nick Jr. UK's "How important are routines for children?" live webcast by visiting studiotalk.tv or via the video below on Monday 8th July 2013 at 12:00pm BST (GMT+1). You can also watch via YouTube and/or parenting website KiddyCharts on Friday 22nd March 2013 from 12.30pm.

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Whether your child or children should have a routine or not is an age old debate amongst parents. Do children flourish under a clear routine or do you think it’s better to follow your child’s own natural rhythm and let them take the lead?

Although predictability can be viewed as monotonous for adults, many parents believe that children flourish on repetition. Providing routines can also help kids deal with change. However some parents prefer to adopt a more varied attitude.

How do you strike the balance between child-led activities and consistency? What do you do if your child doesn’t take to a routine? Do you feel like a failure if your kids don’t follow the routine you’re trying to implement? At what age is having a routine most important?

To give parents a hand with negotiating developmental milestones, Nick Jr. has launched a new campaign -Step-by-Step Explore with Dora, which will help parents navigate key developmental stages and teach their children key skills with help from Dora the Explorer.

Joining us to discuss the topic is Jacqueline Harding, a leading child development expert, and parent of two, blogger Jess McGlynn from Catch a Single Thought.

To access a whole range of Dora themed assets to encourage and reward children on their developmental journey www.nickjr.co.uk/step.