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A new cartoon with advice on what to do if a child has an anaphylactic shock has been created to coincide with Food Allergy and Intolerance Week (23-29 January).

Babies choose healthy eating

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Monday, February 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies that feed themselves from the start of weaning are likely to eat more healthily and be an appropriate weight than babies who are spoon-fed purees, according to a new study.

Put children's cereals on the biscuit shelf, says Which?

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Monday, February 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Cereals aimed at children contain too much sugar and would be better placed alongside chocolate biscuits in a supermarket, the consumer watchdog Which? has claimed.

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

| Nursery World

A study into how food and eating habits can help to shape children's social skills is being carried out by the University of Leicester.

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

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Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The medical profession has launched a new campaign to tackle childhood obesity, which doctors say is the 'single greatest public health threat' in Britain.

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

New research suggests that parents are having to turn down promotions and stall their careers because the UK's long hours culture is putting a strain on family life.

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

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Friday, January 26, 2018

| Nursery World

A new scheme in Bradford aims to develop safer and healthier places for children under four to play and walk, and increase access to green spaces.

Nearly half of primary children overweight in parts of the country

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

| Nursery World

A new map tracking the waistlines of primary school children shows in some local authority areas close to 50 per cent of children are overweight or obese.

Caring for a new pet could help develop the social skills of children with autism

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Bringing a pet into the home could help develop the social skills of children with autism, a new study suggests.

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Exposing children to common harmless bugs, for example at nursery, could help prevent the most common type of childhood cancer.

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children in the last year of primary school severely obese is almost double that of those in Reception, according to a new analysis by the Local Government Association.

Researchers to study effect of indoor air pollution on children

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

| Nursery World

The adverse effects of indoor air pollution on children in the UK are to be investigated for the first time.

Wales launches draft guidance for healthy eating in early years settings

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Wednesday, June 27, 2018

| Nursery World

New guidance to support healthy food and drink provision in childcare settings has been put out for consultation in Wales.

Baby food blamed for children eating too many calories

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Friday, March 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Government research reveals that children are consuming too many calories and more salt than is recommended, with the biggest contributors being infant formula and commercial baby foods.

Family Nurse Partnership to be extended

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The Family Nurse Partnership is to be extended to provide support to 16,000 of the most disadvantaged new mothers and fathers in England by 2015.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can lower a child's IQ, new study finds

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's intelligence can be influenced by even small levels of exposure to alcohol in the womb, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford.

Young children more likely to develop autism if they live near a busy road

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Children who are exposed to traffic pollution before they are born and in the first year of life are twice as likely to develop autism, according to a new study.

First aiders warn nursery children at risk

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Friday, April 27, 2018

| Nursery World

A first aid training body has warned that pre-school children in Scotland are being put at unneccessary risk because there is no requirement for childcare staff to hold a paediatric first aid certificate.

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Some nurseries have been left without their free milk entitlement after a leading supplier stopped milk deliveries, because health chiefs allegedly found apparent discrepancies in its claims.

Local Government Association calls for food standards for academies and free schools

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Monday, January 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Academies and free schools are failing in their 'moral duty' to ensure children are getting healthy school meals, local government leaders have warned.

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that raise awareness of the importance of vitamin D and boost the intake in pre-school children.

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Babies choose healthy eating

Put children's cereals on the biscuit shelf, says Which?

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

Nearly half of primary children overweight in parts of the country

Caring for a new pet could help develop the social skills of children with autism

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

Researchers to study effect of indoor air pollution on children

Wales launches draft guidance for healthy eating in early years settings

Baby food blamed for children eating too many calories

Family Nurse Partnership to be extended

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can lower a child's IQ, new study finds

Young children more likely to develop autism if they live near a busy road

First aiders warn nursery children at risk

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

Local Government Association calls for food standards for academies and free schools

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

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