Hand, foot and mouth disease is usually caused by a viral infection. It can occur at any age, but is common in children under 10 years old. It is not the same as Foot and Mouth disease which occurs in farm animals. Read about the symptoms, how it is spread and how it can be treated.

Would you recognise if your baby or kids had measles? We take a look at the symptoms of measles, treatment, preventing measles and how to get the MMR vaccine.

It can sometimes be a little unnerving as parents to discover a sudden outbreak of spots or a rash on your kid’ skin. However having even just a few natural health remedies to hand can help make your job a little easier and ease the symptoms whilst you work out what’s causing the problem.

When kids grow out of their shoes so quickly and good shoes can be very expensive to buy, second hand shoes and passing shoes down from one child to another seems like a good option. However there are a couple of things you need to bear in mind as the shoes your little one wears in childhood can make (or break) their future foot health.

Baking soda clay handprints are a great way to capture the size of your kids hands whilst their still young, and make Christmas decorations too. Made with ingredients you’ll have in your pantry, these handprint keepsakes are fun and easy to make.

Babies and young kids grow so fast, so what better way to treasure this time than by capturing their hand and footprints to look back on when they’re older. Whether you have a baby, toddler or preschooler, these ideas are a great way to keep a copy of your kids hands and feet to add to their keepsakes or memory box.