As a nation, we spend £30million a year on over-the-counter potions on nits. But this very over-use of chemicals permethrin and phenothrin now means head lice have developed resistance; 80 per cent are immune to chemical treatments and infect nearly

I recently found myself at Castle Cary station in Somerset with three children in tow and an hour to wait for the train to Paddington. How would I cope? By nature lacking foresight, I had forgotten to bring any toys

Sadly, the majority of pre-school music classes feature the same static circle, rigid rota of songs and intimidating expectation that babies and toddlers will behave. Helen Harrington also finds this far from ideal. "My son is a typical boisterous boy.

GCSE options dilemma My son is choosing his GCSE options. He has selected subjects for which he has no obvious aptitude and which we believe won't serve him well with university applications. He is digging his heels in. His teachers

A student from Gray?s School of Art at RGU has had his designs for street signposts commissioned by Aberdeenshire Council to be erected in Peterhead this summer.Michael Ledingham, a third year Pro...