The first ever World Health Organisation (WHO) physical activity guidelines for under-fives, recommend no screen time for one-year-olds and no more than an hour for two- to-four-year-olds.
Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to...
Many young carers of familymembers with addictions, disabilities or mental health problems are coping without outside support, according to a Barnardo's report and a YouGov survey. Barnardo's...
Young mothers in Scotland can find advice just for them in a new book launched by One Parent Families Scotland and One Plus. The Young Mum's Guide, aimed at mothers aged 25 or under, offers advice on...
Guidelines on giving medicines to children have been issued by the public service employees' union Unison. The information aims to ensure that children are not excluded from mainstream education or...
* The Family Tree Children's Centre has opened in Walverden, Lancashire, and is backed by East Lancashire Primary Care Trust. The 500,000 purpose-built centre caters for families with children under...
The Kay Rowe Nursery School in Forest Gate, London, has been relaunched as a children's centre, with services including a childminder associate group, cr che-supported training programmes and...
(Photograph) - Children were more interested in books than in the visiting culture minister Patricia Ferguson at Sighthill Library in Edinburgh when she announced funding of 1.5m towards expanding...
* Abbey Green Nursery School in Manningham, Bradford, has moved to a new state-of-the-art 900,000 home after being based in a temporary building for more than 30 years. The nursery now boasts a...
An immunisaton website has been launched by NHS Health Scotland following the Government's announcement that it is introducing a new five-in-one vaccination for babies later this month. The website at...