Fit kids

All aboard the Toilet Train: Children's charity ERIC launches a summer campaign to support children about to enter reception class who are not yet toilet trained. 

The annual World Food Safety Day, 7 June draws attention to choking hazards for young children. This year’s theme highlights the importance of being prepared to effectively resolve food safety incidents. A new report by CE Safety has analysed ONS data to investigate choking related deaths from 2018 to 2022. According to St John’s Ambulance, 80 percent of parents feel unsure about how to properly act when witnessing their child choking – this is worrying given how many incidents there are.

Dietitian Dr Carrie Ruxton and GP Dr Binita Kalaria understand the importance of meeting fibre recommendations when it comes to maintaining a healthy body weight. Here, they offer seven tasty tips to help you up your intake.

Make sure your children are up to date with their MMR vaccinations to prevent against measles.

Having a medicine cabinet or first aid box that is woefully understocked is the equivalent of opening the fridge when you are starving and finding nothing but a row of out-of-date sauces and a wilting lettuce leaf. So, what’s the secret to the very best medicine cabinet? What’s worth keeping, chucking, and buying? Pharmacist, Sultan Dajani, adviser to GoldenEye®, the experts behind the range of pharmacy recommended drops and ointments to treat conjunctivitis, styes and blepharitis, shares his guidance and top tips for the very best medicine cabinet.

Dr Nisa Aslam, GP and advisor to Docusol Paediatric, advises on what parents and carers can do when a child is constipated and how to avoid future problems.

In-door pollution and allergens are having a drastic affect on our health – with nearly eight in ten Brits believing that the poor air quality in their home can impact their health and immune system, according to new research from Puressentiel. Here are some products we have tried out to counteract problems.

Bare Addiction Skincare is launching a new day cream with built-in SPF to help protect young skin from harmful UV rays. The cruelty-free, vegan-friendly moisturiser will make it easier for young people - and their parents - to find effective yet affordable suncare solutions ready for summer. 

Two new products from Puressential – Respiratory Nasal Hygiene Hydrating Spray and Puressential Respiratory Nasal Hygiene Baby Unidoses – are perfect for summer allergies and ear, nose and throat infections, writes Anne Coates.

Paediatric flat feet is one of the most common conditions parents worry about, mostly without due cause. So what is flat feet in children and what do you need to know about this condition to ensure your child has a solid foundation for their future foot health? Will Munro, Managing Director of FootActive advises.

More and more children could be turning into "fussy eaters" after a bout of Covid, according to smell experts at the University of East Anglia and Fifth Sense, the charity for people affected by smell and taste disorders who offer some top tips to help.

Good nutrition should always come from food first but sometimes out bodies need a boost – especially if you have intolerances or your children are picky eaters. Alive! has a range of supplements to meet every need.