not work. ■  Wash your child’s hair at a time of the day when she is alert and happy. So just before bed is not necessarily the best time. ■ Keep hair washing time short and sweet. Long hair means longer washing (and even longer combing out – mercy!) so a

Daniel Galvin Jr haircare collectionJunior: How often should you wash a child's hair?Daniel Galvin Jr: It completely depends on age and hair type.  The younger they are, less you will need to wash it, being careful not to strip the natural oils from

though they are very mischievous (so there are some compensations in your child's eyes!). * On New Year's Day, you are not supposed to wash your hair because it would mean you would have washed away good luck for the New Year. Again, this is likely to go

. After that, buy a very mild shampoo and restrict hair-washing to once a week. Check after you’ve used a shampoo for the first time that there’s no skin reaction. Johnson’s Baby Shampoo, £2.79, has been around for more than 50 years and is available

of the peonies, in their vibrant pinks and red.How do you create new styles every season?Designing is easy, and spontaneous. It can be something that I wore as a child, something that I see on the bus, or in a book. Inspiration comes from anywhere – a pair

Can you give a ten-word summary of the plot? A new-baby tale of sibling love in outer space!How did you come up with the idea?Well, like most of the stories I write, it started somewhere in my own experience and kind of snow-ball-ised through

Borgo, or ‘village’, with cobblestone streets, a church and a central piazza. With its creamy, white-washed stone walls (that are tinged with a pinky glow as the sun goes down), this is a calm and tranquil setting that nestles like a milky oasis amid

.• Reminisce about your school days and how you felt when you started school.• Discuss her worries; reading books together can help• Keep the whole notion of starting school in proportion. While it is a major milestone for your child, it's also part of everyday