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This World Mental Health Day, the theme is children’s mental health, and Bupa has created a guide to help parents to start a conversation about mental health and resilience with their children. 

Children's breakfast items are sweeter than you thought!

If Your Child Is a Picky Eater Don't Worry is the advice from researchers at Bristol University, Dr Caroline Taylor and Dr Pauline Emmett.

The news is out about this year's Strictly contestants and young fans – and their mums – all over the UK will be jumping for joy to see that Dr Ranj is amongst them. Harriet is delighted.

Amazon and Public Health England have today released the top 10 most common questions mums ask Alexa when it comes to breastfeeding troubles, in time for World Breastfeeding Week (1 to 7 August).

Sex Education is to be made fit for the 21st century in a major shake-up of the subject to reflect the modern pressures facing children and young people. Every pupil will learn how to stay safe and healthy as Relationships and Health Education gets a revamp

Britax Römer, the leaders in car seat safety, has announced its 2018 Summer Sale, giving parents discounts of up to 50% on selected car seat models.

Over 3,000 objects from around the world exploring the fundamental question of what it means to be human go on display this week as the Horniman’s much-anticipated World Gallery opens to the public. The 600 sq m gallery opens following a major redevelopment of the historic South Hall to provide a bright and contemporary setting for the Horniman’s world-class anthropology collection. Anne Coates went along to preview.

Can you get help with your childcare coasts during the summer holidays? Yes says HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Parents should check bottles of some own-brand children’s blackcurrant cough syrup to see if they need a replacement, advises Dr Sam Atkinson, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Director of the Inspection, Enforcement and Standards Division.

Travelodge have announced their summer general sale is now live! Find 20 per cent off selected rooms – there are over 400 thousand rooms available in this promotion. 

Once again for the month of August children have free entry to shows at participating theatres and booking opens at 10am today. This is organised by the Society of London Theatres and to find out what's on offer we went to see Strictly Ballroom.

Experience the magic of sitting in your own bird’s nest, take an exhilarating all-night moonlit ramble, hunt for glow worms, build dens or join a seashore safari! Wildlife Trusts across the UK are offering hundreds of nature-tastic events during the first ever Big Wild Weekend which runs from 16 to 17 June, 2018.

In the wake of recent research on the negative human health effects of breathing microplastics, Blueair, a world-leader in air purification solutions for home and professional use, is happy to announce that all its air purifiers remove airborne microplastics. Plus they give ten tips to reduce airborne microplastics at home.

Today, Aardman the Oscar winning animation studio behind family favourites such as Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep launches Learning Time with Timmy, a fun and interactive learning series teaching English for children aged two to five. Plus they commissioned Dr Sam Wass (The Secret Life of Four and Five Year Olds) to reveal his top tips to parents on how to tell good from poor quality online video content for young learners.

Open House 2018 is a host of free activities in London's Hyde Park from 9 to 12 July.

Last month BOL Foods announced that it will be removing dairy from all of its products this June (following its drop of meat and fish in 2017), becoming 100 per cent plant-based and the first FMCG brand in the UK to do so.  Anne Coates tried out some of their products.

Britax Romer has issued a voluntary recall for Dualfix sold between 3 November 2017 and 22 March, 2018. Car seats will be exchanged free of charge due to potential safety issue.