1) Breastfeeding really hurts when you start - no one tells you this! It was only after I called a friend in tears that she told me the ten-second trick - count to ten when the baby latches on and by the time you get to ten the pain will...

Restaurant reviews generate mixed emotions in people with small children: there's nostalgia for a time when keeping up with the latest gastronomic trends was part of your life mixed with horror at recent memories of disastrous date nights when you were too knackered to talk about anything other than nappies...

After the excesses of Christmas, entertaining children in January needs to be cheap and easy so here are my top picks of free days out in London for kids, which don't require a huge amount of energy or planning, won't be overly crowded and are fun whatever the weather.

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London is a fantastic place for children at any time of year, but at Christmas it really comes alive. Gorgeous lights sparkle on every high street, Santa seems to have taken up residence in all the shopping centres including Westfield Stratford and Canary Wharf, and there...