Parents can expect to spend an average of nearly £80 on special days out, such as visits to theme parks, cinemas or the zoo, and bills for eating out will add up to an average of £62.90. Childcare is likely to cost parents around £76.90 during the summer break, while they will also spend an average of £72 on their children's hobbies and give them £45 in pocket money.

Babies and children learn the vast majority of what they know from watching adults and those people around them. Most children have an identifiable primary carer - the person to whom the child is most strongly attached, and who they watch and learn from at an amazing rate. The more closely attached a child is to a person, the more easily they will learn from him/her.

The Easter bonnet represents the age old tradition of wearing new clothes at Easter. In years gone by, it was obligatory (or at least desirable) for churchgoers to don a bright new piece of clothing. At the very least many would wear an Easter bonnet, if not a complete new outfit

When we give toys to our children, there seems to be endless packaging and toys, and then the toys need batteries. What can we do to buy presents when we are concious of being eco friendly?