upheavals-no visitors and no late nights, so you can focus all your energy on him.2. Stay low-keyStart your wind-down from the time your toddler has tea. Make sure there's no rough and tumble when Dad gets home, and switch off the TV. Aim to make this time

to take time off to accompany your partner to antenatal appointments. The right to paid time off only applies to pregnant employees. However, check with your employer, many see this is an important time and let employees take paid time off or make up

to take time off to accompany your partner to antenatal appointments. The right to paid time off only applies to pregnant employees. However, check with your employer, many see this is an important time and let employees take paid time off or make up

Summer is an ideal time to let your toddler go without a nappy for the first time.Your child is likely to be wearing fewer layers (no complicated tights to wrestle with when the urge strikes) and you can encourage her to play outside

Magazine journalists visiting No 10 on Wednesday were told by Prime Minister David Cameron that his children have hair lice. "If you find you have them when you get home, I apologise," he said. "Let me know and I'll send you the comb and some ointment." The Cameron's live in the...

Why do families suffer more from colds?While the average adult suffers between two and three colds a year, children can catch between four and eight. Youngsters aged 6-10 have the highest flu infection rates, and school children rermain infectious for longer than adults.Also, chi...

habits will become fixed. Now is the time to get her out of your bedroom unless you want her there forever!Decide if you want your baby to learn to fall asleep on her own or with you there in the room. Once she's learned one way or the other, you should

.‘If, for instance, your partner has moved out, explain Daddy won't be sleeping at home any more, but he still loves you very much,' she says. ‘Don't say "You'll see him every weekend", because two-year-olds don't have any concept of time.'When children ask questions

IRONIron is necessary for healthy blood, and iron deficiency can lead to anaemia, which can make you feel very tired and lethargic. Eat lots of iron-rich foods such as lean red meat, fortified bread and breakfast cereals, dried fruit, eggs, beans and pulses and green leafy veg, s...

Fed up with tripping over toys your child no longer plays with? We can help!Join Prima Baby's Great Toy Swap by hosting a coffee morning in aid of Bliss, the chariy for sick and premature babies.Simply invite all your mum pals round on the date of your choice in January. Ask ever...