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Recommended! I've been going to Kate's Tuesday eve class and they're great. Perfect to wind down after work done and kids in bed! KBN

Have just bought stompa UNO bunks for ours

No they won't tell you- just ask you not to phone to try to find out.... Hmmm it does make choices difficult!

Perhaps I wasn't clear....We also got a letter on Thursday saying our child is on the waiting list ie if a place comes up will get it. I'm wondering what the likelihood of getting a place is. Has anyone been in this position and did they eventually get a place or not? Thanks

4 plus entry I'm thinking this most likely means no place. Any experience to back that up or to the contrary appreciated. If you got a place, when? The school gives out v little information about the list. Thanks in advance! K

JAGS seemed good value to me: bouncy castle and play equipment party in the sports hall for one and a half hours, bring your own food tho. ?130 for non sports club members for 20 kids, ?10 more if you want up to 30 kids (madness). They do football/dance parties and other things for older kids that might suit you - mine is only 3 so bouncy castle is great. our party is at end may tho so not able to speak from experience yet.... I also thought the per child price parties worked out expensive. Hope you have fun! K

We have a small almost 3 year old an 8 month old... and I like to walk fast and will probably get irritated by the board, which I accept BUT Is the Bugaboo board or Lascal/other board best for not getting under your feet (I'm small, 5'3 if it makes a difference)? I just can't push the Phil and Teds any more: boy is that thing heavy! Can both be folded up when not in use? Thank you! K

Have been every day since then: didn't notice any sign of the vandalism!

Hello, My brother has coeliac disease, and he and i have both been through how to wean as we have 3 kids between us, 2 newly weaned. Best advice is to call the Coeliac Society helpline: http://www.coeliac.org.uk/ They have the most up to date information on weaning. We were advised not to delay introducing gluten, i.e. do it between 6 and 9 months as normal, and obviously to watch for symptioms (pale, greasy smelly stools, stomach discomfort, poor weight gain)but to be aware that it can take quite some time for symptoms to show so don't assume that because all seems fine initially, coeliac disease is not there. it can show at any time. However, delaying introducing gluten too long can be a bad idea: if CD is present, the baby has to eat gluten for a while before tests can confirm that the problem is in fact a coeliac, and making an older child eat gluten is more unpleasant than a wee one who is just having small tastes. You cannot test for CD until a child has been eating gluten for at least 6 weeks in regular quantities, and a negative result now does not necessarily mean a negative one forever, so having a precautionary blood test is not recommended. I was v careful with my first child: introduced v small amounts from about 8 months. She, at nearly 3, shows no signs. My second is 7 months. With her, I introduced gluten from 6 months, and am watching. so far ok... I would say that GPs are not always brilliantly on top of advice re CD - tending to lump it together with advice on how to handle any allergy, so my advice really would be to talk to Coeliac UK in addition to the GP. And lastly, if your child does have CD, thankfully now it is no big deal: a gluten free diet is not a huge hassle, and my brother at 29 is a strapping healthy thing, having been diagnosed when weaned. Good luck and hope all is well! Feel free to PM if you'd like any more info. K

We had the same, and found something that worked a treat: my little girl loves tea sets and let's pretend. I offered the medicine to her as a "cappucino" in a play cup and pretended to drink from a cup too and she drank without any fuss. continued to work for the whole 5 days! was gobsmacked... i think it was the association with spoon/feeling unwell/parent trying to force something down her that was broken by playing... good luck!

One thing my singing teacher used to do with people who were not confident about pitch was to ask them to sing any note, and then find it for them on the piano. Once they saw over and over that whatever note or short tune they chose, it could be played back to them on an instrument, it have real confidence, and can make singing fun again. I'd also say try not to make a big deal of it i.e. try not to obviously start a lot of measures in response to his teacher's comment, or it might just increase his anxiety, but maybe to incorporate singing into everyday life more in subtle ways e.g. singing along to radio, or in bath, or along to christmas carols (good time of year!). Singing is such a joy, and for life, and I'm really surprised that someone who calls himself a singing master would undermine someone's confidence at such a young age.

The Cheeky Cs sounds great: is it on on any other days? K

Hi little H, It may not be what you want to hear, but might he not be ready for it? We tried with my daughter aged 2 exactly, and she was the same. Wd say when she needed a wee and hold it in, but got very distressed at the idea of using the potty, so we decided to call it a day. I did not want her getting a block about anything. She's now 2 1/2 and we re thinking about trying again, but gradually, rather than going cold turkey on nappies e.g. no nappy for 2 hrs before bedtime, using potty first thing in am, then building up. It might take longer, but hopefully be not at all stressful for her. Good luck: when it isn't going so well potty training is a horror! K

I have a beko gemini: bought after exactly the same problem - the babybjorn was uncomfortable. most of weight tken around hips so much more comfy.i think it is great: no complaints whatsoever and no newborn insert etc needed. bought when no 2 was about 7 weeks old. she loves it still at 16 weeks and i anticipate we'll use it well into toddlerdom. beko butterfly also worth a look.

Thanks, but I've had bad experiences with a torn maclaren that was not covered. any ideas if i do want to put the p and t in something? K