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US researchers have found midday naps can help pre-school children remember what they learned that morning. Children who went without a midday sleep did worse on memory tests than those who napped. Those who napped saw no change in their morning score of 75%, but the ones who stayed awake fared worse, with an average score of 65%. Researchers are warning carers and nurseries that phase out midday...

Hello fellow mummys. My nearly 3 year old (June 1st) daughter Ava is extremely hyper. I mean EXTREMELY hyper. her concentration is terrible, her temper is really bad and she just wont listen (this is beyond terrible 2s) nothing seems to calm her down but after a lot of rearch and monitoring her behavouir all this is down to certain food and drinks she has been getting. Alot of kids can maybe...

God here we go another day another tantrum at dinner time. My 3 year old son just will not eat. well if i gave him ice cream and chocolate all day he would eat it until the cows come home but other than that u would sware i was making him eat brussel sprouts. At this stage my head is melted.im not going to back down and just let him eat junk food either. I have tried the whole bribary thing but it...

I don't claim to have the perfect children. And to be fair, I don't know many mums (or dads) who could. And I'm not the perfect mum either, not by a long stretch. But I do have rules. And one of those rules is having manners at the dinner table. I was brought up in a large family, and we always ate as a family, and I remember a few things quite clearly. Firstly, there was never any...

hey mummys Ava will be 3 on June 1st........Can anyone suggest some great gifts? learning ones would be fab.

Yeah, I think I know where your mind will go when you read this line…white dress wedding, church and a happily-ever-after couple riding into the sun… Well, I will go on and admit I’m a bit of a romantic and I still have this very vow saved for safe keeping along with our wedding invitation and our wedding photo album somewhere. But it’s not there that my mind goes where I hear this...