Published 11 June 2010

• Britain's first thumb-sucking clinic
• Girls now reaching puberty at 10
• Call to ban computers from schools for under nines
• Parents beat ban on 'competitive' school sports

Published May 31 2010

• Why schools shouldn't give out so many rewards to children
• Baby boom for the over-forties but overall birth rate is down
• When is the best time to have a baby?
• What is so bad about boys?

Published May 20th 2010

• More working parents want to live closer to grandparents for childcare help
• Child Trust Funds axed
• How our hectic lifestyles are affecting our children
• Dr Andrew Wakefield struck off over MMR scare
• Child benefits may be taxed for some

Published May 12 2010

• Buggies taken off shelves after safety fears
• Keeping your children safe online
• Playing games makes children clever
• 'Healthy' snacks loaded with sugar
• Blood test on newborns could prevent disability

Published May 3rd 2010

• Dangers of too much toddler TV
• Parents today spend more quality time with children
• Call for total ban on smacking
• Survey finds majority do not feel comfortable helping a child suffering an asthma attack
• Acupuncture is not effective at reducing pain in childbirth
• Large dose of vitamin D in pregnancy cuts premature births says research
• Do friendly bacteria benefit premature babies?
• Long term harm caused by too much TV for toddlers

Published April 12th 2010

• Workers hours should drop to increase happiness and family time
• Preventable child illness reaches 'epidemic' levels
• Being a clean freak increases your risk of illness, allergy expert claims

Published March 29th 2010

• UK must do more for child safety online
• Warning to parents over suffocation dangers of bag style baby slings
• Tories plan to offer Saturday lessons for poorer children
• Nurseries fear for their future

Published March 22nd 2010

• Separated Dads need more support
• Head teacher speaks out to expose flawed school inspection
• Is your toddler tucking into chips or sardine pate at nursery?
• Sure Start: Battle lines drawn over best start for children
  

Published March 15th 2010

• The risk of children suffering from flu can be halved if they take vitamin D, doctors in Japan have found
• Gordon Brown woos female votes on mothering Sunday with plans to reform maternity services
• Gum disease linked to early birth
• Too many baby hip cases ignored
• Call for child fitness tests in schools

Published March 2nd 2010

• Why DVDs are no way to nurture a baby
• Grandparent carers risk financial hardship
• Cutting the cost of raising children
• A government that doesn't know where babies come from

Published February 2nd 2010

• Do fathers need 6 months paternity leave?
• Superficial society makes children unhappier than anything else
• Lancet journal retracts Andrew Wakefield MMR scare paper
• Souvenir scans may harm unborn children
• Survey reveals children's food knowledge worrying

Published January 25th 2010

• Are children getting the television programmes they deserve?
• Death of the family supper
• Why children need more sleep
• Smoke exposure during pregnancy damages a baby's blood pressure control, which may explain why such babies' risk of cot death is higher, say experts

Published January 17th 2010

• Rising birth rate is leading to a shortage of midwives
• Why parenting reduces blood pressure
• Healthy lunch boxes a rarity says BMJ study
• Two and a half years on and still no verdict on the mmr scare

Published December 7th 2009

• Ban chemical linked to cancer in baby bottles: campaigners
• New mums worry about returning to work
• Did we have kids too soon?
• Working fathers must learn to juggle time for their families
• Fretful fathers 'taking pregnant women to hospital too early'
• The colour pink won't stink for long

Published November 18th 2009

• How to beat Winter bugs
• Is lack of sleep taking its toll on children?
• 'Healthy' snacks loaded with sugar or salt, says consumer group

Published November 11th 2009

• Lack of decent schools has driven parents to great lengths
• A mixture of warmth and discipline is the best way to bring up children, new report says
• Parents warned they could misinterpret foetal heart monitors if used at home
• Row over safety of Maclaren pushchairs

Published November 4th 2009

• Prolonged thumbsucking/dummy use could affect speech development
• Watching TV won't turn your baby in to a genius – Baby Einstein refunds US parents
• One in four babies born by caesarean section
• Parents who cheat to get school places will be prosecuted

Published October 14th 2009

• Parents warned of risks of sharing beds with babies
• Childcare swaps don't need regulation
• Relaxation techniques help children's pain

Published September 30th 2009

• Researchers claim working mothers have unhealthier children
• Pregnant women need more vitamin D
• Survey finds children can't be bothered to exercise

Published July 3rd 2009

• Why chatting may be better than bedtime stories
• Caesarean birth link to asthma
• New evidence on benefits of breast-feeding

Published June 24th 2009

• Mothers told not to rush to lose weight after birth
• More under sevens excluded from school
• Dentists say fillings for young children may be unnecessary

Published June 17th 2009

• Expert warning on child car seats
• Call for smoking ban in cars carrying children
• Doctors warn of risks to older mothers

Published June 3rd 2009

• Can a toddler have an eating disorder?
• Call for compulsory MMR jabs
• Study says natural birth techniques make no difference
• Music helps premature babies

Published May 20th 2009

• Why some pregnant smokers find it hard to quit
• New UK measles threat
• Infant class sizes rising

Published May 14th 2009

• Folic acid cuts premature birth risk
• More parents take term time holidays
• Research shows women have better immune systems than men

Published May 6th 2009

• New guidelines on baby weight
• Study finds "unhealthy" baby food
• Asthmatic children missing out at school