-along wagon which is so much more fun and you can customise to compete as the funkiest wagon on site! 11. Take a nature book – we like Nature Adventures by Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom – so you can go on a Nature Treasure Trail to spot trees, birds

dependent on you. You are also in danger of becoming exhausted. The answer is to lie in bed a little longer in the morning. At first, this may not come naturally, so start with something easy, say five minutes. In week two, you can try ten or even 15 minutes

, there will simply be fewer holidays around. But, for now, it is a buyers’ market. So whether you like to get back to nature, take a package holiday, go to an adventure centre, sail off on a cruise, travel off-season or go long-haul, here is what you’ll need to know

other members of your family, not only focusing on looks but personality traits and skills. This will soon become second nature and strengthen your relationships as well as boosting your child’s self-esteem.Look to the media for positive role models

, stay in a cave-house at inland Artenara, where the island is lush, green and bursting with blossoms, and nature is at its best. Book with Upland Escapes. Tel: 01367 851111; www.uplandescapes.comMarch Chill out in SwedenThe famous Swedish Icehotel

to listening, while dual-language picture books and flashcards work well for more visual learners. And for children who can already read, putting labels on things around the house, naming them in another language is helpful. By the time your child is three, she

, it’s across the board,” she says.With around 20 modelling agencies across the UK, each with several hundred children on their books, it is a competitive world, warns Alysia Lewis, Director of Urban Angels in Islington. “There are lots of stunning

and an easy layout, this book has yummy recipes, but also manages to contain pretty detailed nutritional information on fruit and vegetable requirements,  the amount of calcium, carbohydrates and protein your kids need and the sugar, salt and fats they don

, and also walk discovery trails in the Sapiranga Natural Reserve, where they can cool off in the waters of the Pojuca River,  kayak through mangroves or attend an evening of storytelling with Brazilian myths and legends.Another thing to look for when booking

, author and founder of Spiritualparenting.comGet lots of books from the library for the Christmas period and in the run up to Chrisitmas read one story each night by candlelight. Candlelight has a wonderful soothing effect and will calm festive excitement