Sharing is not something that comes naturally to young children, but it is an important social skill that they will need to master to make friends. As with most skills, your job is to offer gentle guidance, encouragement and praise. Here are a few

to be included. Working with your child to create a scrapbook can be a fun, rewarding experience and will give you both not only a fun project at the present, but something shared to look back on in the future. Make a memory boxSometimes a scrapbook is simply

1 Use props Tempt your baby with a new bath toy – it is a great way to entice her into the water.2 Share a bathAsk your partner to hold her while you play in the bath with her toys. She will forget her fears and want to join you. 3 Hold off

he now concedes that sharing a bed with your baby can sometimes be beneficial.

Older babies and toddlers have an uncanny ability to undress themselves, whipping off shoes, socks or headgear at - well, the drop of a hat; but it takes much more skill and co-ordination for a child to get dressed independently.WhenFrom around 15

-up to their environment, twins share lots of similarities and so it's unsurprising that they may have similar thoughts. However, it's important to allow them room to develop their own individual personalities. Spending regular time on their own with either you or your

.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

think into the future, so a one-year-old needs routine in order to know what to expect.” So even if we don’t necessarily share our toddler’s love of repetition, we can certainly use their love of routine. As soon as she’s finished her lunch, my routine