Parents are being advised to give their toddlers at least three hours of exercise a day as part of a government anti-obesity drive.Under- fives should be encouraged to walk on trips to nursery or the shops and babies should be given the opportunity

the spreading of the disease, especially to babies. The NHS advises a further 5 days absence for children from nursery and adults from work, after the course of antibiotics have been completed. If diagnosed after three weeks: antibiotics are unlikely to be given

It's National Road Safety Week (19th-25th November) so there's no better time to learn about correct car seat fitting. UK nursery retailer Mamas & Papas have launched ‘Safer Seat 2012' and produced a simple step-by-step checklist, available through

.What do you think of the predictions? Do you think we'll be seeing Storm, Thor and and Juno at nursery? And, do you think non-name middle names will really take off?Read more...Blue Ivy tops list of 10 most influential baby namesAnd the strangest baby