It’s tough being a toddler. You are bombarded with new experiences, overwhelming emotions, a desire for independence and as yet none of the necessary logic to cope with this strange and confusing time. Really, it is no surprise that that your child

information visit the Meningitis Research FoundationMore health advice from Junior:How to cope with hayfeverThe A to Z of sleep

-up by leaving fresh pyjamas beside the bed. Make sure your child washes thoroughly afterwards and use a gentle moisturising cream to counteract any skin irritation that may occur.  More health advice from Junior:Ways to cope with an upset tummyWays to protect

your child to check if her hair is clean by rubbing it between her fingers to create that squeaky sound.More health advice from Junior:How to cope with a bedwetting childWhy barefoot is best for babes

-motion videos and discovered that babies walk with a rocking heel-toe motion (just like adults), and their ankles are perfectly stable. This shows that bare feet are best for babies.More health advice from Junior:How to cope with hayfeverHow to read your child

Before they learn to communicate in other ways, babies need to cry in order to try to convey all sorts of different emotions and needs. Sometimes the reason will be an obvious physical requirement and a feed, sleep or nappy change will solve

not know how to fall asleep by herself, and has become dependent on certain external factors to lull her into a state of slumber. When, however, your child wakes in the night to find that she is no longer on the settee or in your arms, or that her bottle

learn to cope with them. So if your child isfeeling miserable or worried, don't skate around the problem, or tell him tocheer up. One of the hallmarks of modern parenting is a tendency to protect childrenfrom everything that's bad in the world

previously created magical parties for my daughter (from a Cinderella theme to catwalk fashion shows). But the challenge now was this: how would she cope with exuberant boys?We needn’t have worried. Having worked as a baby wrangler (keeping child movie

but it runs round in a circle.” Janet died in 1994, but Allan continues to write. 7Guess How Much I Love Youby Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram Walker, £6.99 (first published 1994)Some of the most enduring children’s books are seemingly the most