■ There’s no need to wash your tiny baby’s hair with shampoo. Holding her securely, place your hand firmly behind her head and, making lots of reassuring eye-to-eye contact, rinse her scalp with warm water. ■  Try a shampoo that is specifically

Babies up to 18 monthsHold your baby while he ‘swims’ in the bath, and let water trickle over his body so he can discover how it feels. Teach him to make a splash by patting your hands on the surface of the water in the bath, or in a washing-up bowl

used to human handling from an early age.• Your child should always wash his hands after handling his pet and shouldn't allow it to lick his face.• Remember, the more love you give your pet, the more it will give in return.Lifeskills: Washing hands

for fathers to get head lice, so some experts believe they don’t like testosterone.More health advice from Junior:Lifeskills: Washing handsHow to cope with hayfever

Serves 6Ingredients1 cauliflower, trimmed and washed1 tbsp olive oil25g (1oz) butter1 onion, peeled and sliced1 clove of garlic, peeled and chopped1 walnut-sized piece of ginger, peeled and chopped1/2 tsp ground cumin1/2 tsp ground coriander1/4 t sp

not to share. Teach them to respect other people’s property and that they may not always be able to have what they want.• Always give your child lots of encouragement and praise when he shares.More lifeskills: Washing handsLooking after a pet

lemon100ml (31/2fl oz) olive oil3 garlic clovesA large handful of mixed fresh herbs (such as chives, parsley and basil), leaves tornFreshly grated Parmesan, to serveMethod- First of all, you need to begin cooking the spaghetti. Supervise the children

puppet show  If you don’t have puppets to hand, then retrieve those fuzzy winter socks from the charity bag and turn them into colourful sock characters. You can do the same with paper bags and even those floppy yellow washing-up gloves. Cut out a large

, which are brilliant at heating water in the summer. They took a bit of getting used to, but we now turn off the gas from April until October and only pop it on if we need a hot bath or emergency washing-up. As a result, last summer’s gas bill was just

warnings to be heeded by three-year-old Joe. Once in the water, Joe was delighted to feed our dolphin, give her a little hug and kiss (our trainer had also explained the tell-tale signs of different genders) and hold hands – or rather, fins – to do a little