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Welcome to the preschooler section…

Preschool

Your tot is about to enter the big wide world, and you want to make sure she's as prepared, happy and secure as she can be. Practical Parenting has lots of valuable, reassuring advice on how to prepare your preschooler for school, for a new baby, for making friends, and for generally taking those first steps towards independence.

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Are you worried about your pre-schooler's weight?

Channel 4 is making a sensitive documentary about what life is like for overweight children and...

Childhood immunisation - while it\'s a parent\'s choice as to whether they vaccinate their child, the debate over inoculations is still one many people feel very strongly about.

Childhood vaccinations – have you immunised your child?

Children in the UK have the lowest take-up rate of childhood inoculations in the developed...

Children eating at table

Fussy eaters: feeding your baby, toddler and child

Is the family dinner table a battleground? Then it's time to take the stress out of mealtimes...

Making friends at preschool (children in toy car)

Helping your child make friends

Not all children know how to make friends. Some have to learn it as a skill just like learning...

Travelling with children - family holiday to the beach

Travelling with kids

Essential tips, advice and products for travelling with babies, toddlers and children, whether...

Toddler Tip top tip:

Five ways to keep your child's skin in perfect condition

Your little one is growing up, and getting more rough-and-tumble by the day,...

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Real Mums top tip:

Linda, mum to Cameron, says:

Cameron sensed I was nervous about him starting nursery and knew that if he...

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Pre-school top tip:

Dr Dilys Daws, child psychotherapist, says:

Research shows that giving children responsibilities helps them grow into...

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top tip:

Jessie, mum to Matthew, 4, and Iain, 2, says:

If it gets too loud when Matthew has friends round, we play Chinese Whispers.

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