Starting School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £5.99)First published in 1990, this classic picture book by well-loved husband and wife team Janet and Allan Ahlberg is filled with eager young pupils learning all the new and exciting rituals

– children starting school can catch anything up to 12 colds a year. “A good diet, and plenty of sleep and exercise will boost your child’s defence system and provide some protection,” says Professor Ron Eccles, director of the Common Cold Research Centre

. Walk to schoolWherever possible ditch the car – it’s better for everyone. A recent Department of Transport survey of more than 1,500 parents revealed that 40 per cent of those who drove admitted that it would take them less than 20 minutes

it down.DO… Act with decorum at all times Once your child starts school, they have a network to rival the mafia. Anything you do within a three-mile radius of the premises will get back in the most harsh terms. Be invisible Until your child asks you

What are head lice? Lice are small, wingless, greyish-white insects with flattened, elongated bodies and oval heads. They are about 1/16 to 1/8 inch long.Where can they be found? Head lice spend their entire lifespan in our hair, clinging tightly

with enormous poise” in The Times. Here Lowri, who trains at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, tells us about her first starring role:When did you start dancing? When I was fourWho are your dance heroes? Daria Klimentova – even more so since sharing

of my ideas and stored them in a small cardboard box. When I illustrated an historical cookbook, the editor heard about my box of ideas and asked to see them. I submitted 1,2,3 to the Zoo. Then I showed her a story about a worm who ate holes through

Emma Woods, mother of Megan, 12, Ella, nine, Conor, six, and Charlie, four, shares her foodie favouritesWhat’s your earliest food memory? My Dad making homemade pizza. It was pretty basic – just a homemade dough base and tinned tomatoes and grated

meal together, you are creating a closer society. A closer family first then a closer society.ResourcesLa Petite Ecole children’s cookery school runs one-day non-residential courses between August 14–17 and costs £195 per child. For details, tel: 01844

What’s your earliest food memory? The breast of my mother. What foods did you like and dislike as a child? There were no foods that I can remember disliking. All my mother’s food was delicious. What did you eat for school dinners? My mother used