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  Why playing with your children can be (whisper it) a little bit boring

  Listen to childcare experts and they'll tell you that play is a child's basic human right.. But...

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  Wind in the Willows at the theatre

  Jan 17th, 2013

  Polka theatre in South West London is unusual in that it not only produces shows for younger...

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  Play blind football and win signed David Beckham T-shirts

  Play our blind footbll game and win T-shirts signed by David Beckham

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  The House Dad Chronicles: I wish I was a Super Dad like my kids' friends' fathers

  I’m dreading the long Jubilee weekend and the even longer half-term school holidays.

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  Terrible Twos: A 'helping' hand

  "Now," I said, when we stepped outside, "mummy is going to pull up all the weeds! Are you going to...

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  Half of parents need help on how to play with their own kids, according to sad survey...

  Apr 13th, 2012

  Half of British parents say they need help to teach them how to play with their own children.

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  Your baby at nine months

  Your baby is probably well and truly on the move now. Socially, she might still be reluctant to be...

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  Outdoor play: Why should children be turfed outside to shiver in a downpour for hours?

  Jan 20th, 2012

  Modern children aren’t playing outside enough, and if we don’t peel them away from TV screens and...

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  Billie Piper pregnant with second baby

  Oct 28th, 2011

  Billie, who is married to Laurence Fox, is said to be around 15 weeks pregnant.

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