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One in four parents say their child had shown signs of career aspirations by the age of five according to a poll commissioned by the National Childminding Association to mark National Childminding Week.

In the same way that people with dyslexia cannot process words, dyscalculia sufferers find it difficult to understand and manipulate numbers so require specialised support.

A poll by TalkTalk's internet security service HomeSafe found that children spend an average of around two hours a day on sites like Facebook, Twitter and Myspace, with 20% of 4,427 adults quizzed claiming it had contributed to a fall in school grades.

A survey of pupils in Bolton, which was overseen by an independent nutritionist - Dr Emma Derbyshire, has indicated that increasing water intake can have a positive impact on a child's ability to learn.

Researchers at Nuffield College, Oxford University, claim the findings from their study prove a clear link between reading for pleasure and getting a good job. The study analysed the responses of 17,200 people born in 1970 who gave details of their extra-curricular activities at age 16 and their jobs at age 33.