Most parents find toddlerhood the hardest time to fly, mainly because your child is big enough to climb around on the seats but not old enough to read, play Nintendo or watch the in-flight video (although portable DVD players are a godsend). So from 18 months until about four, co...

and this is how my grandmother would make them – boiled potatoes that are diced and then dressed with warm olive oil, salt and pepper.Any golden rules for restaurant etiquette for toddlers? Only to encourage children of all ages to enjoy their food and to try

THERE ARE SOME things in life that just go together. Like fish and chips. Laurel and Hardy. Toddlers and puddles. And the moment, your toddler spies that tantalizing pool of water, there’s something in his psyche that urges him to make a splash

SCREAMING CHILDREN WILL not be tolerated” was the bold proclamation recently posted in the windows on Olde Salty restaurant in North Carolina. The reaction has polarized opinion, with many diners in favour of the restriction, while others feel stigmatized. Comments on the interne...

There's really no need to load yourself up with the following:Inflatable beach toys, buckets and spades – buy them when you get thereToo many nappies – dittoBananas – will go black and squishy on the planeToys with small parts – they’ll get lost under the seat and you'll end up i...

What you can carry on a plane depends on the current security rules, but either way, here’s a list of essentials for hand or checked luggage:Nappies and wipes for two daysCartons of drink/formula and snacksCrayons and booksSmall toysSunhatsSwim nappiesUV protection suits and fold...

11. Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £5.99)First published in 1981, this wonderful boardbook appeals rather like The Very Hungry Caterpillar – you simply can’t beat a hole in the page for toddler enjoyment. In Peepo!, a baby glimpses his

, Judith Kerr's first ever Mog story, she forgets she can’t fly when she chases birds and forgets that she has a basket when she sleeps in front of Mr Thomas’s view of the television. Like any naughty toddler she is told off for everyday misdemeanours, so

. For the finale, the children traipse along the catwalk, the more seasoned older models holding the hands of the more reluctant toddlers, wearing the softest shades of pink and pearl, the toddlers in cute little babydoll pyjamas, the girls in an assortment

for the toddler set, but I was rather curious about their motivation. Was the child-friendliness a bonus? Or were they keen to know whether their fantasy football chit-chat would be interrupted by toddlers at every Carluccio’s they visited? Her answer was a