Teaching your toddler about colours, words and objects just got much cooler with the bold graphics and exciting colours of this print exclusively from Lula Sapphire. The print is on 100 per cent coated cotton canvas stretched onto a wooden frame

Arte Espina make fabulous rugs, and this Peace II is part of an exclusive new collection. Handcrafted in high-quality New Zealand wool with woven silk accents, this vibrantly coloured rug is a brilliant way to promote a peaceful home. It costs £1,250 for a 140x200cm rug from Wove...

child's vocabulary will become. And a bigger vocabulary will allow your child to recognise a greater variety of words when she starts reading. Check out our Junior Top 100 Children's Books Of All Time for some brilliant suggestions.

child to show you what she wants if you still can’t understand what she is trying to say.5. Buy her bubblesBlowing soap bubbles can help with verbal coordination, as it uses similar muscles to forming words.More development tips by Junior:Five ways

of Gondwana to learn all about the local animals, looking out for tracks and, er… animal dung. After an exhilarating few days tracking the white lions, families can head to the white sands of the Western Cape to Last Word Long Beach hotel in Cape Town, which

Helping your child learn to share your love of the written word is a satisfying task, and one that will help build bonds between you. But whilst hearing your child read her first word will make any parent brim with pride, should you be the one who

in front of a mirror. Point at her reflection. Gently touch her nose, her hair and her ears, naming each feature as you go. Your baby won't know what the words mean, but she'll still love it.

“The world Is over-armed and peace is under-funded.” These words were the opening gambit of Ban Ki-moon, secretary-General of the United nations office for Disarmament Affairs (UnoDA) in a speech he gave in 2009. As parents, we might often strive

known 'IQ improvers' – DVD's, breakfast foods, fish oils and breastfeeding – to the test The Curse Of The Cussing ToddlerAs your toddler discovers the richness of language, sooner or later she may utter some words you would rather she ignored… Oh fiddle

, or the sound of a television or radio.Thunder and lightning Keep your own mood upbeat. Say something like: “That’s the sound of the sky celebrating – how exciting to have rain!” In other words, even if you hate it yourself, make light of it.Being alone