months, your child's hand-eye co-ordination will be advanced enough for her to do some of the simpler actions, such as holding her arms up as you put on her dress. With your help, she'll also be able to pull up her pants, trousers and socks, or pop her

Make rhythms from everyday activitiesClimb the stairs to a steady beat, do up buttons with a rapper's rhythmic commentary.Sing SongsAs you are walking down the street, make up songs about the things you do regularly, such as posting a letter

, are both good choices. There are certain limitations with using a child’s camera. The quality of the images can be variable, and there is often an annoying delay between pressing the button and the photograph being captured. However, they do serve a

1. Dress and undressIf she finds it hard to do up her shoes, buy slip-ons with Velcro fastenings. If buttons are a problem, but trousers or skirts with elastic waists and coats with simple fasteners.2. Go to the toilet unsupervisedGet into a toilet

something very comforting about the fact that her teas were always the same and thanks to my grandma I can now make a mean Battenberg and my children, Ella, 11, Lola, 10  and Finley 9, are now learning to do the same.What foods did you like as a child