Fit kids

National Smile Month begins today with three key messages: brush for two minutes twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, cut down on how often we eat sugary foods and drinks and visit the dentist regularly. Plus there are over 1500 oral health events taking place throughout the country.

Organised by Allergy UK, 20 to 26 April is Allergy Awareness Week. Anne Coates highlights a few products her family have used and endorse: Hopes Relief, Bio-Kult and Aquaint.

The children’s continence charity ERIC (Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence), launches a national campaign called "Let’s Talk About Poo" to raise awareness of childhood constipation among parents of two to four year olds and health and education professionals working with this age group.

Ultrasun has a range of products designed for all the family: Extreme 50; Family 30; Sports 20 and Face 30 Tinted which Anne Coates reviews.

Bio-Kult Infantis Nutritional Therapist Natalie Lamb gives her top tips on boosting your child's immunity the natural way.

At Parenting Without Tears we're often sent samples of health products to try out. Our reactions obvioulsy aren't based on scentific reseach but we can give an opinion. Currently We have tried or are taking: POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice, Bio-Kult Infantis and Advanced multi-strain formula and Seven Seas Perfect Woman 7. Here's Anne Coates' thoughts.

Independent Nutritionist Fiona Hunter tackles some of the health questions surrounding juice in our children's diets.

Whether they’re taking their first steps or are 13 going on 30, looking after children’s teeth is vitally important from the day they are born. With proven links between gum disease and diabetes, heart disease, strokes and low birth weight babies, education must start early, says the British Dental Health Foundation.

Vikings and Hunger Games star, Alexander Ludwig, has teamed up with Orchid Male Cancer Charity launches a new campaign to encourage fathers to "talk balls" with their sons.

So children are bored with healthy food – take a look at this video from Wholegrain Goodness, a not-for-profit campaign that aims to raise consumer awareness about the health and culinary benefits of wholegrains and see what fun can be had.

Following the 2012 Which? Breakfast Cereal Report which revealed worryingly high amounts of free sugars in 50 breakfast cereals, three years on, a new survey by Action on Sugar has surveyed the same 50 products and revealed that cereal manufacturers have made little attempt in tackling the issue – shockingly, certain products even contain more sugars than they did in 2012.

Sainsbury’s has partnered with Beano to encourage and educate young people on the benefits of healthy eating and physical exercise as part of the launch of the Active Kids voucher scheme.

The British Safety Council supports the St John's Ambulance campaign to inform parents about what to do if their baby starts to choke.

Apparently parents are still embarrassed when their children get head lice but there is no reason to be. Outbreaks occur in all schools and nurseries. The important thing is to treat the whole family and to be vigilant, writes Anne Coates.

Parents could be putting their children at risk from flu despite the offer of free vaccination this year. Dr Ranj Singh talks about flu and the impact it can have.

Top tips for the healthy development of children's feet from Georgina Britt Hodgson plus Anne Coates reviews a pair of Vivobarefoot trainers for Harriet.

The NHS has revealed that up to a third of the population could be deficient in vitamin D. Time to take action in National Vitamin D Awareness Week.

Jaime Amor teaches children's yoga classes plus writes and presents Cosmic Kids Yoga. Here she gives some top tips for great children's yoga classes.