Babies often enjoy the comfort of a dummy, but you need to make sure they kick the habit once they reach the age of 12 months. Here's why: Repeated dummy sucking opens the eustachian tubes, which link the nose and middle ear, allowing bacteria

the news the moment you find out you're expecting. Nine months is an eternity for a toddler. Try and wait until the baby starts moving before you tell your firstborn: feeling the kicks will help make it more real.Set the sceneIt's hard for a toddler

some healthy snacks to hand.IGNORE HER Sometimes your toddler may deliberately misbehave as a way of attracting your attention. Provided she won’t cause any damage to herself or others, it might be best to ignore her. Ignoring the behaviour is failing

.No whingeing and no crying. Don't get embarrassed if Cory throws a tantrum at the nursery gates. Turn up at the last minute, so there's less time for him to kick off. Have a toy ready to distract him and don't worry about other mum's looking at you. It's only