Advice

Mother kisses her three-year-old son.
Responsive Parenting
Separation anxiety is a normal part of development from about eight months. You can help your child with separation anxi ...
Toddlers playing.
Responsive Parenting
Key points Babies bite, pinch and pull hair to work out cause and effect. Toddlers often do it to express feelings they ...
Sister puts her newborn sister to sleep.
Health and Wellbeing
Key points A positive bedtime routine can calm and soothe your child in the 20 minutes or so before bed. A bedtime rout ...
Mother holds her newborn daughter and speaks to her son.
Responsive Parenting
When a new baby joins your family, children might feel excited – but also a bit left out. Giving children lots of love a ...
A happy child with toys
Responsive Parenting
Key points Reduce pestering by making sure your child knows what behaviour you expect, and praising him when he behaves ...
A child holding a peace of chalk and demanding something
Responsive Parenting
Key points When your child asks for something, listen and think about it before you answer. If you have to say no, try ...
Children of different height
Health and Wellbeing
Food intolerance isn’t the same as food allergy. Food intolerance symptoms include bloating, diarrhoea and stomach pain. ...
toast, berries and orange slices arranged into a picture
Nutrition and Breastfeeding
When you’re first introducing solids, try to keep things calm, relaxed and flexible.Be guided by your baby’s interest wh ...
Kids cooking
Nutrition and Breastfeeding
Children learning to feed themselves are developing independence, fine motor skills and food awareness.Start your child ...