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We do like to be beside the seaside

Many busy Brits will only take their children on seven family days out this year ­– with the seaside…

Time to put on your PJs!

Bookworms everywhere, it’s time to get your PJs on! BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading c…

Creating happy classrooms

With a growing number of children under seven suffering mental health conditions such as anxiety and…

Solid support

A campaign to help parents introduce solid foods to their babies has been launched by Public Health …

Technology honey trap

Huge numbers of parents struggle to keep up with the costs of the latest technology for their kids, …

Clean air crisis

Health professionals are voicing concerns about the degree of air pollution affecting young children…

Are we nearly there?

Yes, that time of year is rolling round again, when several hours incarcerated in the car drives par…

New WHO guidelines

To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more. So say new WHO guidelines on physical a…

Hanging on the telephone

Parents may be spending more time on their mobile phones than children would like, says Childcare.co…

Walking on the wild side

The average parent clocks up almost 750 ‘buggy miles’ a year – further than travelling from London t…