interview, she posts an ecstatic message on Twitter, “Woo Hoo! I’m pregnant! So happy! x.”New baby hopes aside, 32-year-old Myleene has lots to celebrate. While many an ex-popstar has faded into obscurity, Myleene’s star is burning bright. Since leaving Hear’Say

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star for the 50th time on a long car journey and your tolerance is swiftly diminishing try taking a deep breath, smiling beatifically and saying ‘Well done darling, now let’s hear it again’.Four really repetitive activities and games

Hi, it's me, agent 006 (a real spy never reveals his true identity).As the ancient Russian proverb goes, the early spy catches the, er, worm. Or in my case, catches the early bird 7.50am from Euston to Milton Keynes. Why? I hear you ask. Again, I


to you what is real and what is just imaginary. Fear of the dark Use a night light to give a reassuring glow. Remember, too, that when lights do go out, absolute silence can be frightening. Your child may be happier if she can hear people moving about

-tweeting and a-trilling wreak havoc with Batty’s sensitive hearing. Finally, our downtrodden hero Batty flies sadly home, where there’s a surprise in store... “Without being too cheesy, it’s a tale of being happy in your own skin,” says Sarah. “In the end, Batty

trees in the UK.“We need every roadside, footpath, riverside, town path and street examined,” says Jill Butler, Conservation Policy Officer at the Woodlands Trust. “We’d love to hear about as many trees as possible.” Tree hunting is an ideal activity

.Parentese, the high-pitched slow musical style most parents use when talking with children, and which is found in all cultures, exaggerates the differences between individual phonemes in a language, making it easier for babies to hear the distinctions between say a “b

they learn best,” says Dr Judith A Hudson, an associate professor of psychology at Rutgers University and a child development expert. “Hearing something many times helps them remember information for increasing periods of time. Once your child has learned

health hazards associated with Bonfire Night is the potential for hearing damage to sensitive young eardrums. All of those pops and bangs associated with Guy Fawkes’ folly can actually cause lasting damage, say the British Tinnitus Association (BTA), who

strides over to greet me. But rather than the clipped, middle-England vowels I was expecting, I am surprised to hear a soft lilting Yorkshire brogue, followed by a firm handshake and a profuse apology that the mix up in venue was entirely hers. “I can