New standards to improve the quality of care and support for people with autism have been outlined by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Mounting debt, poor mental health and expensive and unaffordable childcare is placing children’s futures at risk, according to UNICEF UK.
Families of children who need an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) face delays of more than a year, according to a report, which has found that the number of complaints made by families has risen...
A cabinet minister for children should be appointed to oversee policy and strategy for child health and fitness across all departments, a cross-party group of MPS and peers has said.
Speculation is growing that the child obesity strategy will include a tax on sugary soft drinks as health campaigners pile pressure on David Cameron.
A condition that will affect the diet and health of young children who might come into your care is described by Sandy Green Coeliac disease is a life-long condition, caused by intolerance to 'gluten'
There are more than one million children in the UK living in poor housing. <B>Annette Rawstrone</B> looks at the consequences of this on their health and behaviour
Parenting and improving parents' lives should be given as much focus as children's health and development, according to new guidance for children's centres.
Thousands of children will be baking healthy cakes and holding Strictly Kids Dancing events as part of NDNA’s annual health and wellbeing week, from 18 to 24 April.
A ‘worrying’ proportion of ‘food insecure’ families are cutting back on healthy food, sparking concerns of widening health inequalities.