sling – which creates a quiet, still, non-stimulating environment to fall asleep – and wear your baby until she falls asleep.

. Recreate this safe environment for  by wrapping her up tightly in a blanket, leaving her arms free if she prefers. Hold your baby close to your chest so she can hear that familiar heartbeat, or try running a bath and holding her close to you in the warm

THERE ARE SOME things in life that just go together. Like fish and chips. Laurel and Hardy. Toddlers and puddles. And the moment, your toddler spies that tantalizing pool of water, there’s something in his psyche that urges him to make a splash

A HUGE AMOUNT of action and reaction – or cause and effect – goes on in a baby’s first year. As she zooms through the stages of development, her brain doubles in size. At birth, she is little more than a bundle of reflexes; by six months, she can