Swirl by Swirl, Spirals in Nature by Joyce Sidman (£11.99, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)A simple and elegant book, linking together many different facets of the natural world through a common pattern of swirls. From snail's shells to entire galaxies

’s Compost Stew is an irreverent rhyming tale about the perfect recipe for nurturing the earth while Double Delights Farm by Mary Novick is a lift-the-flap book teaching children about the animals and people you might encounter on a farm.4. The Farming

Many children are naturally drawn to animals from an early age. Introducing a pet not only teaches your child about how to care for something, but also teaches him about responsibility, too.• One of the most important things to remember is that your

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skills and mathematical concepts such as higher, lower, less and more.4. ExperimentTry this simple science project to spark your child’s curiosity about the natural world: Take a firm piece of black card and spread a small amount of sand out on it so you

, thus enabling children to practise their strokes. But there is also a school of thought that flotation devices create a false sense of security.Swimming for toddlers is, like other aspects of learning at this age, all about play. If you opt for lessons

between mother and child rather than how to achieve the perfect headstand.“Babies are natural-born yogis – they teach us how to move.” explains Uma Tinsmore-Duli, a Birthlight-trained yoga teacher with 13 years of baby-yoga teaching under her belt. “We

-efficient north London homes being opened up to the public. When I warned my husband, Pete, about the need to be up by 10am he was aghast. “You mean we live in a show home?” he guffawed, looking around the piles of boxes, newspapers, curtains, children’s toys