Pamela78

Hi We sometimes take our v active 17 month old to Bea's Baby Music or Baby Booters (at JAGs) on a Saturday morning. Or for something less structured, we go to soft play at Brixton rec, Beckenham Spa or National Army Museum. He also loves the basement of the Science Museum. Or there's family swimming at Crystal Palace? P

So pleased you're starting a Monday afternoon group - will definitely be there :-)

It was a long time ago - but I used to love a series of ballet books which started with "Ballet for Drina".

Have you tried the Baby Friendly Boltholes website - lots of nice things on there. We've had lovely breaks with our 1 year old at: The Cowshed in Dorset - http://www.dorsetcowshed.co.uk/index.html By the Byre in Somerset - http://www.bythebyrecottages.co.uk/

Hi My childminder is away for a couple of weeks during August, so I'll be trying to find ways to keep my very active 1 year old amused during the week. Most classes and drop ins seem to break up for the Summer and don't start again until September/October. Does anyone know of anything running throughout August? I suspect we'll spend most of the time in the local parks, but would love to find a couple of drop in music/play classes that we could go to together. Thanks!

We had the same problem with our son. I tried everything - different bottles, expressed milk, different formulas, different temperatures, different people offering the bottle! I got so frustrated, I gave up trying for a while. I didn't think he'd ever take a bottle - but suddenly, after a bit of a break, he began taking formula from the MAM self sterilising bottles. Now he's 8 months old and he happily takes all his milk from the MAM bottles - what a relief! I've heard good things about the nuk latext teat from others with a similar issue. So keep trying, but if you or she are getting stressed about it, take a break for a while and then try again. Good luck!