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Brilliant Board Games
By Fiona McKim on 09/12/2011 12:31:48
While away a rainy day with Junior's favourite games to play
Beetle Drive £8.99 by Gibson from Mulberry Bush
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Five ways to deal with dawdling toddlers
By Junior on 11/01/2012 17:19:49
Quick tips to help you cope with a procrastinating child
. Look at the clock together and talk about the general concepts of time and being prompt.4. Make it into a gameWhy not bet him he can’t put his clothes on before you do. 5. Factor in the dawdlingAllow an extra 15 minutes so you can kick back together
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Five ways to entertain your baby when you're tired
By Junior on 11/01/2012 17:33:41
Create a diversion while you relax with these handy hints
1. Go camping Make a tent from chairs and old blankets, fill it with soft toys and books, then snuggle together and pretend that you’re camping. 2. Bring her toys to life Once she’s bored with camping, play with her cuddly toys, making them talk
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Ten fascinating toddler facts
By Fiona McKim on 17/08/2011 13:19:54
From bedtime fears to sensitive ears, a lot goes on in these crucial years
Toddlers are instinctively attracted to shapes that resemble the human face, hence your child’s love of squishy circular playthings.Even early friendships have their ups and downs – it is around the 18 month mark that toddlers begin to have altercations with their peers.It is not...
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Perfect Easter presents
By Fiona McKim on 04/04/2012 12:12:40
Hop to the shops for these adorable gifts
Happy Rabbit, £32 by Steiff
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Five reasons why it's great to have a daughter
By Catherine O'Dolan on 22/02/2011 12:06:32
… and five reasons why it's not so hot
Five benefits of having a girl:1. They're fastidious, and get out of nappies quicker.2. They talk more and are often little chatterboxes.3. You can have more fun dressing them up in pretty dresses and accessories.4. Their feet are never going
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Play Around With The Spooky Buddies
By Fiona McKim on 06/10/2011 14:32:44
Get colouring, spotting and dotting with Disney’s cute canine crew
Lovable talking doggie detectives, The Buddies, have embarked on a new action-packed adventure, and this time its spooky! Just in time for Halloween, the Buddies’ latest caper will take them to a mysterious mansion, with no less than the fate
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Ten games to play with your toddler
By Junior on 16/03/2012 12:45:38
Spark her imagination with these simple pastimes
. Count each complete jump or chant ‘jump, jump, thump’. Then do the same with hopping.2. Outline the shape Use straws and string to outline circles and squares, then talk about curves and lines. Hold your child’s hand and make a pretend circle in the air
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Joe Blogs goes all literary at the Hay Festival 2012
By Joe on 12/06/2012 15:44:03
Smart Boy About Town turns bookish as he mingles with Jacqueline Wilson, some Horrible Histories and a wiggly woo…
of the marquees were going to blow away, as they were rattling rather scarily in the high winds.It was a great chance to mingle with some authors and illustrators. We heard Jacqueline Wilson talk about her books – a mere 100 or so of them, she told us – and how
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Helping your child to accept a new baby
By Junior on 05/04/2012 17:56:03
Ways you can nurture a strong sibling bond
– as well as an older brother or sister.It will help your toddler to understand what’s happening if you spend time talking to him about what is going to happen before you have the new baby. Involve him in the pregnancy and get him to feel the baby kicking
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