Toddlers
Parents sue nursery over their daughter's tragic death
The parents of a toddler who chocked to death whilst playing unsupervised in a Wendy house at her nursery school in 2007 are ...
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Dancing queens: Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
My twins have got rhythm. The first thing they do when they wake up now is demand 'Moo, moo'. No, it's not their breakfast ...
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Mummy's boys: Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
When the nanny came in today the first thing Zachary did was burst into tears as she called out her usual cheery hello. While ...
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Strop of the Week: Candy what?
Strop Scene: Sweetie aisle in supermarket. 13.30pm. Had promised Stropper it could have one packet of tooth rotters of ...
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Tantrum throwing toddler soothed with reggae music
If only it was always that easy! ...
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The baby is sick: Moments Like This
The baby is off sick. The nursery is refusing to have her because of the green gunk emitting from her nose. This is ...
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It's party time: Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
October is a busy month chez Slugs, snails and puppy dog tails as my two oldest sons have birthdays within two weeks of each ...
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Learning to walk: Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
I kicked off this column with a piece on how my twins wouldn't walk , way back in July when they were 17 months. I was sick ...
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First words: Slugs Snails and Puppy Dog Tales
While Jonah and Zach may still be at the babbling stage, there are a few distinct words that can be picked out amongst the ...
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Slugs, Snails and Puppy Dog Tales: Telly addicts
Love it or loathe it television is a fact of life for modern parents. I have spent many hours agonising over how much screen ...
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How much TV should a toddler watch? Three-year-old boy lives in Thomas the Tank Engine world after obsessive TV watching
A three-year-old boy is under the care of a psychologist after retreating into his own 'Thomas the Tank Engine' world. The ...
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Strop of the Week: By proxy
Strop Scene: The classic. Supermarket. Saturday. Busy. Strop Cause: Seemed to be a dispute over the purchase of ...
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