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  • Children's food: safety and hygiene

    Read about food safety and hygiene when feeding children, including avoiding food poisoning, preparing, storing and reheating food.

  • Constipation in children

    Find out the symptoms of constipation in children, what you can do to help your child if they're constipated and how you can prevent constipation.

  • Types of formula milk

    Find out the difference between the various types of baby formula milk available in the shops, including first formula, follow-on formula and ready-to-feed.

  • Earache

    Find out about earache and ear pain, a common condition, particularly in young children. It's not usually a sign of anything serious, but it can be painful.

  • Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease - Symptoms

    Read about the symptoms of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) that can occur before or soon after birth and during infancy and childhood.

  • Vitamins for children

    Find out why vitamins are important for the health of your baby or young child, and which vitamin supplements they should take.

  • Tips for new parents

    Tips for new parents, including how to get breastfeeding off to a good start, washing and bathing your newborn, soothing a crying baby, how to change your baby's nappy, and helping your baby sleep.

  • Sleep and young children

    Ideas to cope with and manage sleep in young children, including if your child refuses to go to bed.

  • Baby teething symptoms

    Teething symptoms, including when babies get their teeth, what order they appear in, and how to make teething easier.

  • Newborn hearing screening

    Read about how newborn hearing screening is carried out, what is screened for, and when you can expect to get the results.