background. The second most difficult language was Danish, followed by French. Many parents worry that their child has a problem with their reading. However, nearly every five- to seven-year old confuses the letters b and d or p and q. If your child is seven

activity: encourage your child to join in, point to pictures, discuss the plot and characters, elaborate on the text and guess what happens next. Once your child is more familiar with the tale (you know how they can listen to a beloved story again and again

cooking disaster? An avocado cake. What would be your perfect family dinner? Having a family. How often do you eat as a family? I often dine with friends but I have no family in London. Do you have any tips on encouraging good table manners? To sit up

What was your favourite food as a child? My grandmother’s home-made ravioli served in a chicken broth.At what age did you start cooking? I started at around four, helping my Italian grandmother make the ravioli. My grandparents lived in a small

Press Here is full of playful surprises, as colourful spots multiply, change colour, swirl and twirl across the pages in a balletic folk dance of intricate ins and outs. For the child, the ultimate beauty is that he’s in charge: by acting

is for you to skate backwards,allowing your beginning skater to rest his hands on your outstretched palms for support. This is much better than supporting your child from behind– but of course skating backwards may be beyond many parents’ talents!Choose a

What’s your earliest food memory? Sunday roasts with my family – I’ve never seen a man eat as much as my grandfather – and crab sandwiches on the windswept Cornish coast are my fondest food memories.What foods did you like and dislike as a child? I

.What would you do if your child had a tantrum in a restaurant? Nobody wants to hear a screaming child but we understand it happens. I would take my child outside until they calm down.Do you think families should be more encouraged to dine out in restaurants

. Still I showed them how to cook an egg and how to do a little omelette – simple food.What inspirited you to start La Petite Ecole?We’ve been doing the cooking school for seven years now. It was the first business to actively encourage children

cheese. But made with love. What foods did you like and dislike as a child? My parents were into home cooking and health food and my memory is of being subjected to brown rice and lentil concoctions, which as a child I really didn't like (although love