Mother & baby

• 41 TV habits at home: Are your children getting too much screentime?
  Most of us are guilty of switching on the TV or putting on a DVD to occupy the children so we can get on with other things, whether it's making dinner, washing up or doing the laundry. But parents need...

• 42 Danielle Lineker encourages Mums to clean out toys for a good cause
  Overflowing toy boxes, piles of once-favoured playthings cluttering up the room - it's a scene most parents can relate to. In fact while the average British family has some 80 toys, new research has...

• 43 Amanda Holden poses with little miracle Hollie to help worthy cause
  Amanda Holden has proudly shown off her beautiful baby girl, ten months after the birth that left her fighting for her life. The Britain's Got Talent beauty remained in a critical condition in hospital...

• 44 Daddy blog backlash - father of two admits to having a favourite
  A father-of-two from Calgary found himself at the centre of a media storm last week after admitting that he has a favourite child. Buzz Bishop, a daddy blogger and radio DJ, faced a backlash from parents...

• 45 Lisa Marie opts for the American approach, but what age is right to send your children to school?
  She has swapped the Californian sunshine for the somewhat cooler climes of East Sussex. But when it comes to education Lisa Marie Presley is staying true to her American roots. Last week she revealed...

• 46 Modern women: Should we wait as long to start a family?
  In 2010 the average childbearing age in Britain stood at 29.3 years – the highest level since records began in 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics. Careers, cost and the inability...

• 47 Catching a Kardashian: Kourtney's televised birth sparks debate
  This time it's not Kim but her older sister Kourtney making the news. As stars of their own, very popular reality show, the famous family has always been open, sharing moments as mundane as dentist appointments...

• 48 The cost of child's play
  In this age of high-tech gadgets and gizmos, children's toys have changed dramatically in recent years. Mums and dads have always felt the pressure to provide for their little ones. And now the cost...

• 49 Is the oldest child more likely to be President? A look at birth order and personality traits
  We all know the stereotypes when it comes to birth order personalities; the only child struggles to share, the oldest child is bossy, the youngest spoilt and the middle – well the middle is...

• 50 Create sweet dreams in your baby's bedroom
  It's every mum's dream to have her child sleep through the night. Although it won't happen when your baby is very young, it hopefully will sooner rather than later. Here are some tricks to help you...

• 51 Why babies cry - and how to soothe them
  All babies cry. Unable to fend for themselves, they are completely dependent on someone else to provide them with food, warmth and comfort, and the only way they can communicate those needs is by crying....

• 52 Girl Power! The new leading ladies of children's cinema
  We all remember Disney classics from our childhood with fondness.  But where the plot once revolved around a gallant male coming to the rescue of a damsel in distress, girls are now triumphantly...

• 53 Celeb mums reveal their beauty secrets
  Celebrity mums are stressed and time-pressed just like normal mothers. And Victoria Beckham proved this recently, telling the press: “I’m really tired. I’m not getting much sleep at...