Price of food a key barrier to providing healthy diets for children
A new survey, commissioned for Healthy Eating Week (10 -14 June 2024) by the British Nutrition Foundation and conducted by YouGov found that the price...
Paediatrics
The Paediatrics category focuses on the health and wellbeing of infants, children and adolescents. It offers evidence-informed insight into child development, common conditions, preventive care and emerging research affecting young lives. From practical guidance for parents and carers to clinical perspectives for healthcare professionals, this category aims to support healthy growth and optimise outcomes across childhood.
Schools: More support to improve health and wellbeing in children
New report calls for more support for schools to improve health and wellbeing in children and young people Northumbria University academics have contributed to a...
Calls for more support for schools to improve health and wellbeing in children and young people
Northumbria University academics have contributed to a new report, published by the Centre For Young Lives, which calls for more support for schools to fix...
Dishwasher tablets and liquitabs: what to do if swallowed
Dishwasher and liquitabs can be extremely dangerous if swallowed. Hospitals admitted nearly 1500 children last year following the accidental ingestion of liquitabs. Some of those...
Batteries: How a spoonful of honey could save your child’s life
Why button batteries can be dangerous and how a spoonful of honey could save your child’s life! Why button batteries can be so dangerous You...
Positive parenting tips for half term
School can be enormously stressful environment for many children and half term provides the opportunity to rest, reset and re-connect. Socialising and family are very...
Charity Young Epilepsy insists on more support
The National charity Young Epilepsy, insists the government must act on school school support for children with epilepsy A petition launched by Young Epilepsy is...
Stress, anxiety & panic attacks: How to help your child
Anxiety UK claim that 1 in 6 young people experience anxiety. This stress is often heightened during exam season or when students head back to...
Regulations to combat sedentary behaviour among children in China
Pioneering measures to tackle sedentary behaviour among children in China have proved effective, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Bristol,...
Yorkshire children’s charity Candlelighters: one of top three charities in UK for Governance Award
Candlelighters, a charity supporting children with cancer and their families in Yorkshire, has been shortlisted as one of the top three charities in the UK...
