'Tis the season to be jolly and here at Junior we are getting ready to start the countdown to the festive season. The Boutique collection from Monsoon offers a gorgeous range of Christmas decorations and accessories, including this delightful advent calendar which is sure to set ...

frequently of sore throats, tummy aches etc, which disappear when the child is allowed to      stay home.•    Crying and getting upset at the thought of going to school.What are some of the triggers of this anxiety? •    Starting school for the first time

For so long, we've loved the unique preppy All-American style, but up to now we've never been able to buy it directly from Ralph Lauren online. Today all that changes with the exciting launch of the new interactive website, with a brilliant children's storybook and lots of gorgeo...

a hearty, healthy breakfast perform better in school, with increased concentration and energy levels.But if you don’t have time to dine in full-on retro style, a quick bowl of porridge and fruit or cereal before the day begins will do the trick

There was a distinctly holiday feel at Italian brand Elsy's catwalk show where an array of young girls sporting frills and raras trotted down the catwalk to a thumping, stomping beat. The collection is a bit like postcards from around the world, conjuring up exotic climes and gla...

Welcome to a warm and sunny Firenze: the weather was clement and clear, unlike last week when the menswear show Pitti Uomo saw persistent rain most of the time, so we were off to a good start.Miss Blumarine opened the catwalk shows with a gentle ruffled and delicate collection wi...

& Small, £14.99) Wow – the questions filling these pages are brilliant. Who would have thought to ask about your parents’ memory of their own first day at school, their favourite family meals, games and traditions the family shared, favourite teachers

in their development. •    Treat teachers with respect and give teachers recognition for the hard job they do (what other professional has to work with 25 clients all in one room, all day, five days a week?).•    Keep the lines of communication open. Planned meetings

, is offering families the chance to build a London landmark out of the Lego provided, which after three days will become a giant Lego landscape in the central Atrium.Lego at Westfield is the first stand-alone store in the UK and will be offering a brilliant

the inaugural production of My First Sleeping Beauty, which delighted its young audience with playful storytelling and artistic dance, while also enticing the eager crowd to dress in costume, to point and shout, and even try out a few balletic moves themselves