likely to develop. Again, provide a few simple toys and leave them to their own devices rather than providing guidelines.Listen to musicMusic provides an escape from everyday life and lets the imagination soar. Give your child the opportunity to hear live

would your child make of these nostalgic delights today? Hey Diddle DiddleCats with fiddles, blind mice and a dopey shepherdess who keeps losing her sheep... Ah, yes, the long lost rhymes of our childhood are making a comeback Gently Does ItAfter nine

. Encourage girls to play with toys that develop spatial awareness, such as puzzles and blocks. Reading is a high priority too - encourage girls to read about successful women.6. Encourage extracurricular activities Extend your childs horizons w ith music

Most people think that children learn to read by looking at words and saying them out loud. But the process of learning to read is more complex.Step by stepBy the time your child starts school, she will be beginning to learn to blend letters

child won’t eat it.If you had to sum up the Little Dish philosophy in one sentence, what would it be?We make the freshest, tastiest, most nutritious food parents can buy for their babies and toddlers. Why do you think parents trust your brand

parent’s love for their baby: it’s scientifically the very best time to do it, too. What’s more, fathers have a particularly powerful influence on a child’s social development. “The function 
of the father is to introduce the child to the social world

picking the produce. I remember as a child going to fetch wild strawberries or raspberries. It was like a scene from a Walt Disney film. Beautiful ripe fruits growing on the trees, falling, huge grapes on these tall trees. The flavours were unbelievable

everywhere.Baby bubble bath and bath oils might be enticing, but they’re not really necessary. Babies are born with a fully developed set of oil glands, so they don’t need to be greased with lotions and oils, and some medical experts recommend bathing less

children’s physical development, to the important Key Persons approach, and to children’s right to regular access to the outdoors and the arts. Children who are born prematurely can be placed at a disadvantage if they are legally forced to enter school

fantastical stories like The Smartest Giant In Town, Stick Man or The Highway Rat. I find it easier and more inspiring to draw a fantasy world rather than the real world – I find it hard to draw cars, for example.  What books did you enjoy as a child? I didn