Concerns about their child’s health and safety mean that thousands of parents will not be sending their children back to nursery next week, despite Boris Johnson giving the go-ahead for early years...
Grandparents who raise disabled children face unbearable financial hardship, health problems, isolation and a lack of support, according to a new report.
A ‘landmark’ inquiry into children’s play in the UK has been launched in a bid to give children back their childhoods, tackle childhood obesity and poor mental health.
James Tweed gives an essential guide to charities and organisations dealing with issues around children's health Allergies
Sugar intake can make a very real difference to children's health. Laura Whiting lists the ten things practitioners need to know.
An early diagnosis of sickle cell anaemia can save a life. Learn to spot the symptoms in the latest part of our A-Z of health by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital. What is sickle cell anaemia...
Pre-schools could benefit from healthy eating guidelines launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance. The advice coincides with the Government's public health white paper that proposes introducing...
This week is National Pregnancy Week and the British Dental Health Foundation is reminding women that they need to take special care of their teeth and gums when expecting a baby. Increased hormone...
An Edinburgh nursery has produced a resource pack on feeding and diet issues for babies and young children. The 'Food for Tot' pack was launched by two-and-half-year-old Michael Cooney (pictured) and...
A world-class centre for psychoanalytic child therapy in London has been awarded more than 200,000 from a lottery fund to carry out research into the effects of childbirth on mothers who are...