Attack on ‘violent’ musical chairs

26th May 2000, 1:00am

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Attack on ‘violent’ musical chairs

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AN umbrella group of children’s charities has condemned the game musical chairs as encouraging aggressive behaviour and allowing the “strongest and fastest“to win. Its booklet, Towards a Non-violent Society, launched by education minister Margaret Hodge, suggests nurseries think up alternative games.


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