with drawings, photographs, musings, poems and dried flowers – anything that reminds you of each and every day. Even toddlers can have a holiday diary – although you will have to help them quite a bit."Give your child a big board of cardboard then show him how

Before they learn to communicate in other ways, babies need to cry in order to try to convey all sorts of different emotions and needs. Sometimes the reason will be an obvious physical requirement and a feed, sleep or nappy change will solve the problem. At other times it may see...

, but with babies and toddlers, choose an operator who provides full-on childcare – if you want to ski yourself – as well as children’s meals and family rooms. Mark Warner has a really good range of clubs for different age groups: baby clubs for those as young

at Atlantis The Palm, in Dubai, pondering whether or not to make the ‘leap of faith’. My 12-year-old daughter, Grace, has a resolute “No way”, whilst I am more of the “I will if you will” persuasion. My fearless toddler, Joe, three, is the only braveheart

at Atlantis, The Palm, in Dubai, pondering whether or not to make the ‘leap of faith’. My 12-year-old daughter, Grace, has a resolute “No way”, whilst I am more of the “I will if you will” persuasion. My fearless toddler, Joe, three, is mad keen to try it

grey horseshoe cliff is a large grass area, a big water slide, a toddlers’ pool and an absurdly inexpensive restaurant. There are several parks in Prague, the most popular of which is Petrin Park, reached by funicular railway. Half way up is Nebozizek

know you’re going to be sitting there for three hours; a toddler is never going to sit still for three hours, so why take them there? But you know what, people do bring their kids in. I remember recently, parents with a child about seven years old

 1.   He’s watching youFrom the moment your baby is born, you are under surveillance. Your baby will not be able to take his eyes off you; he will follow your every move, ‘tracking’ you as you move around your home. That’s because from the moment babies are born they put a lot of...

LONG ACKNOWLEDGED FOR its health benefits for adults, is yoga really suitable for babies? Baby yoga is becoming widely recognised as one of the best ways for mothers to bond with their babies while meeting other like-minded parents. “I think parents sometimes feel excluded from h...

and are less likely to rebel against their parents as teenagers.Selfish traits Experts observe that toddlers and teenagers are more likely to be labelled self-centred, even though their peers are probably behaving similarly at these stages. Research indicates