School & Family
Expert health advice, school and education guides, healthy family recipes, what to buy for your growing child – plus family activities and days out reviews
Easy painting ideas for kids
6 ways to encourage your child to be curious – and why it’s a life skill that matters
How to set up parental controls on Disney Plus
How to sit families together on a flight
How to make frozen dinosaur eggs to thrill your kids: step by step with video
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Need-to-know school stuff
10 questions to ask when visiting a primary school
The teacher's home visit: everything you need to know
Starting SchoolHow to prepare your child for their first day of school
Reception baseline assessment for 4-year-olds
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Need-to-know health stuff
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Spots and rashes in pictures in children, toddlers & babies
Is your child dehydrated? Check this '50 shades of wee' urine chart
Scarlet fever in children: signs, symptoms and treatment
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Best family buys
10 of the best first pedal bikes for kids, tried and tested
8 of the best mattresses for 2026 – tried and tested
Best toys for 6 year olds 2025, tried and tested by parents and children
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Family recipes
Annabel Karmel's chicken satay skewers
- 30 mins
- Easy
Fiona Cairns' Little Monsters Cupcakes
- 50 mins
- A little work
Super-easy fruit ice cream kids can help make
- 20 mins
- Easy
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
Easy sausage ragu for cosy family dinners
- 50 mins
- Easy
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Family activities and days out
These are the 13 best things to do in Manchester with kids
Legoland for 5 to 9-year-olds - best rides and queue tips
10 of the best family days out in Cornwall
Latest product reviews
This spacious travel cot worked for naps, overnight stays and toddler play — but check the size first
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OUTWELL Starhill 6A tent review
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