than the usual friendships. Psychologists shy away from saying that a child is ‘in love’ and there is, therefore, very little research into childhood romance. But one study, carried out over 100 years ago, did distinguish romantic relationships from

to test out all the best new toys, including Star Wars light sabers and Nerf, which I really loved but my mummy said Santa was a pacifist, so he wouldn't be bringing any guns or weapons. By now, you know that I'm a pretty macho kind of guy, but I have

A child’s relationships with other children fall into broad stages. But it is very important for parents to remember that these categories are generalisations only; some children move through these stages at quite a different pace.Up to 12 monthsYour child’s most important relati...

Finnish Aarnio (born 1932), is one of furniture design’s great innovators and uses plastics, vivid colours and organic forms. What inspired Puppy? A love of dogs. We had an Old English sheepdog for 14 years; one of my daughters had a Tibetan Terrier

dilapidated zoo, Mee inherits not only a menagerie of animals, but a motley crew of staff including feisty Kelly (Scarlett Johansson) and her teenage cousin Lily – perfect for a little puppy-love with the young Master Mee. Predictably, life as a zookeeper ain

noisily come to life (beware: some babies might be startled by the lion’s roar), but how lovely to be able to play catch with the perfect puppy in the grand finale! There’s a fun matching pairs game, too, where your child can match pictures, or pictures

very unsavoury sort!!).So, I got to meet the Big Man himself, told him all about my Beast Quests books, Tron toys and everything on my wish-list, then had a quick chat to his missus Mrs Christmas, and Tink, and some oversized puppy dog.The best thing

-top Bench, the Mag table and the MyPetLamp dachshund. Visit www.offi.com- Bloom While this collection is still quite small, every single piece is divine. We love the Plexistyle Lounger for babies and the Otto table and chairs. Visit www.bloombaby.comn Magis

With Hallowe’en approaching and the nights drawing in, scare-loving families will begin looking for that perfect spooky film to enjoy during a cosy evening in. As many parents will testify, it isn’t always easy to find a Hallowe’en film suitable

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