Fit kids

Delph Sun Care is one of only seven listed on the UK Drug Tariff and therefore tested to medical standards. We've been using Kids On The Go Trigger Spray, Sun Lotion and Sun Block Lotion.

As schools break up and children go out on their bikes, scooters, rollerblades and skateboards, the risk of head injuries among youngsters rises. The Child Brain Injury Trust estimates that during the summer holidays the number of head injuries among children will increase by 30 per cent. Here are their top tips to avoid injury and guidance on how to identify brain injury.

According to recent research carried out by the British Dental Health Foundation, two thirds of us risk potentially serious health problems by not replacing our toothbrushes every three months and this includes the brushes we take away with us. Arm & Hammer have made teeth cleaning while on holiday or at festivals easy with their latest product, the Sonic Spinbrush, tried out by Anne Coates.

Nelsons are celebrating Homeopathic Awareness Week (14 to 21 June) by providing free homeopathic advice online. So if you have a health query here's your chance to see if homeopathy can help.

If any of your family or friends are intolerant or allergic to certain foods, check out the FreeFfrom Food award winners for a prize-winning alternative.

So many new babies suffer from and sometimes it seems to new parents that the drying and discomfort will never end. We've put together a few helpful tips including, to mark National Baby Massage Week, a video sponsored by Colief.

If you have your child's eyes tested during the Easter break – 13 to 26 April – Boots will give them a free pair of sunglasses with every prescription dispensed. Plus there are other money saving offers.

Health Plus has teamed up with Parenting Without Tears to offer readers an exclusive 25 per cent off their 5-HTP Complex for adults as well as a 25 per cent discount on every product within the Health Plus children's range.

Help bring gentle relief to coughs with Nelsons^® Sootha^TM, which contains the 6c homeopathic potency of Bryonia, as well as purified honey and zesty lemon juice. Plus here is a chance to win on of five Disney Winnie the Pooh Robes.

Action Against Allergy has teamed up with the online health information service www.talkallergy.com, in collaboration with NHS Choices to sponsor an online workshop forum for parents of allergic children from 18 February for one week.

Since the release of The King's Speech, stammering has become a hot topic. Roberta Williams, Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at City University London, discusses childhood stammering and what parents should do.

Children are at greater risk of dehydration than adults due to their lower body weight and smaller reserve of body fluids. Very young children rely on carers to provide drinks and even school age children often don't recognise the early stages of thirst. Dr Emma Derbyshire shares her advice and top tips.

To coincide with National Eczema Week, Dexeryl carried out a poll of parents of children with eczema and Bao Tam Phan, pharmacist at Dexeryl, gives ten tips about coping with eczema.

Teething? Colic? Upset tummy? Unable to settle? Exam nerves or apprehensiveness about going to school? Kiwiherb's Children's Chamomile could be the answer, writes Anne Coates.

Staring at a screen all day could actually cause some health problems, according to eye experts. Research from the College of Optometrists reveals that over half of Brits now spend nearly 50 hours a week staring at a computer screen and a high number of workers are experiencing eye problems as a result. We  publish their top tips which we should also pass on to our children.

Before you go shopping for new school bags and shoes, think about the effect on your children's health, says consultant osteopath Danny Williams

With an estimated three million overweight and obese children in the UK, MEND and the National Obesity Forum have joined forces to raise awareness of the crisis damaging chidlren's health and quality of life during National Childhood Obesity Week. Anne Coates offers a few top tips to help your child keep fit.

New to the UK, the Sivercare range of toothbrushes addresses the problem of germs left on a conventional toothbrush after use. Nine year-old Joe explained to his mother, Louise Pollard, why he liked using the toothbrush.