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Kids' activities in Dubai this week

Tuck into Nomad's family brunch or take a tour of Global Village

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If you have a ‘sickly’ baby, it’s difficult to know whether there’s a bigger underlying problem. Dr Azam Fard, specialist paediatrician at Dubai London Clinic, explains what reflux is, and when you should visit your doctor

Cheap and cheerful

Birthdays in Dubai don’t come cheap. But who says you’ll need a bank loan to throw a great kids’ party? For a purse-friendly 2013, follow our 13 tips to throw a memorable DIY birthday bash on a budget

Sticks and stones

Broken bones are a scary experience for any parent. We ask Dr Bariah Dardari, paediatrics and neonatology consultant at Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai for her advice

Let’s do brunch

Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? We’ve rounded up the best brunch deals in Dubai, where kids can eat their fill completely free of charge and have some fun at the same time too

Bargain central

As well as high-end boutiques, Dubai has a raft of markets, websites and charity shops selling low-priced pre-loved items. Don’t pay full price again –it’s time to bag a few bargains!

Pre-school prodigies

Want your tot to get a head start on their nursery curriculum? Dubai offers a wide range of educational classes for babies and toddlers, from art sessions and music classes to Arabic lessons

Fit to go

There are loads of fun sports going on in town for 2013. Make sure your little tykes are signed up for the coolest classes on offer this January

The gift of hope

Time Out Kids meets the mother behind the ZB Foundation, which aims to provide essential newborn screening to babies in Pakistan’s poorest regions

Scooter-ville

This season, one of the planet’s newest and fastest-growing sports finds its own ‘spiritual home’ here in the UAE. Cursty Mitchell scoots along to find out a little more...

Best strollers in the UAE

Mums roadtest six new buggies available in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Recycled art ideas for kids

Don’t throw away those old drinks cartons, boxes or even your newspapers!

Film Panel

Happy New Year! Check out Time Out Kids' top movie picks for the first half of 2013

Coasting along

What better way to explore the UAE’s incredible coastline than by an eco-friendly kayak? Christine Kempell speaks to Sanje Godrich from Al Mahara Diving Centre, which runs kid-friendly expeditions around the mangroves

The over-doers…

What happened to letting our kids use their imaginations once in a while, asks our busy-bee columnist, Farah Sawaf (with the help of her imaginary friend, Annika)

Left brain, right brain

From scart leads and car maintenance to maths homework, there’s some things that Claire Calvey is just never going to understand

S.O.S. Save our sleep!

Ask any mum or dad. One of the most difficult parts of parenthood, especially at the beginning, is dealing with those never-ending sleepless nights. Luckily, the experts are at hand to answer our questions, soothe our frazzled nerves and hopefully help us get a better night’s kip all round

Keep that resolve!

Time Out Kids speaks to parent educator Therese Sequeira from KidsFirst to see what we can do to make those resolutions really stick

Kids resolutions in Dubai

We asked 20 kids in Dubai to tell us their plans for 2013

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