babies

Parents dedicate 48 minutes to reading the most loved book each week

Parents read the same bedtime story to their children 416 times a YEAR

The safety gates have been recalled due to risk of serious injury or death.

Child safety gates sold on Amazon urgently recalled

Chickenpox is a viral infection that mostly affects children, but you can get it at any age

Warning to parents over the dangers of 'chicken pox parties'

Honey is a popular pancake topping - but it shouldn't be given to children under one.

The one ingredient you should never feed your baby on Pancake Day

These are the 10 essential questions to ask your partner before the baby arrives.

10 questions you should ask your partner before you have a baby

Amazon has huge deals on toys, games, crafts and Lego to help keep the kids entertained this half-term

Amazon has huge deals on toys, games and crafts

From helping teach essential skills to connecting you with your child's nursery school - there's probably an app for that

Four of the best apps for parents of babies and toddlers

Young children and babies are at risk of suffering more serious symptoms of norovirus and can become dehydrated which may require medical treatment.

Parents warned not to send babies with these five symptoms to nursery

Baby foods you should feed your children - and when to start (Photo: New Africa - stock.adobe.com)

Everything you need to know about food for your baby

Parent and Baby Group at Claremont Parkway

Babies bring joy to Claremont Parkway Care Home - Join our next session

Toys, games and puzzles for perfect presents at Aldi this week

Kids' stocking fillers with toys, books and puzzles on Specialbuys

Owlet Dream Bundle smart baby monitor

Parents can get £100 off Black Friday Owlet Baby Monitor bundle deal

Folic acid will be added to non-wholemeal flour.

Extra vitamin to be added to white bread to help protect babies

Amazon Prime Day deals for new arrivals

Bargain Momcozy gadgets for new parents in big Amazon sale

Momcozy Sunrise Sound Machine Wake-up Light

Review: Momcozy night light and sound machine is perfect for new mums

UK flag with Unconventional Brits title

Meet the miracle baby turned adult bride and viral mouse village maker
Step into the world of Britain's most remarkable people in a brand new series celebrating strange hobbies and unique lives - launching tonight on Freeview channel 262 and on every Friday at 7pm. Exclusive to Shots! TV.
Shannon Weir

Two capybara twins born at zoo

Newborn capybara twin pups surprise zoo staff - super-cute video!

Our picks of the top baby and toddler products to keep your little one cool in hot weather

Summer essentials to keep your baby or toddler cool in hot weather

Aldi has a Specialbuys Matchstick Monkey offer among new baby and toddler bargains

First look as Aldi adds baby and toddler Specialbuys for mums

A baby sleeping bag is among the bargains on offer

Top deals new mums won't want to miss on Amazon Prime Day

Toys on offer this Amazon Prime Day. Picture: Amazon UK

Top toy deals: Perfect gifts for kids on Amazon Prime Day

Aldi, pictured, is selling products for babies in its next specialbuys offer

Mums on alert for Aldi's new specialbuys on baby products from 79p

(Photos: Pexels)

Kids Club cinema - your guide to Kids Clubs and discounts this summer

Our pick of the sunscreens to keep your skin protected this summer

Pick of the best suncreams to protect your skin this summer

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Symptoms and signs to look out for in recent rise of Measles

Take Flight

Babies take to the stage in a new show for 0-2’s and their carers

A pair of tiny fox kits, weighing 46 grams each, are being hand-reared by keepers at a safari park.

Cuteness overload: Watch as tiny Fennec Foxes are hand-reared
Adorable video shows a pair of tiny Fennec Foxes - the smallest fox in the world, being hand-reared by keepers at a safari park.
Lucinda Herbert

Cough infections have risen across the UK in the first four weeks of 2024.

Symptoms and remedies for whooping cough as cases continue to rise

XL Bully walk at Rother Valley Country Park

Watch: XL Bully owners gather to fight scary image stigma over muzzles

Films and televsion could influence baby names in 2024.

The baby names set to rise in popularity in 2024

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

Harriet Moxon with her five-year-old daughter Eve. Photo by Charlotte Ridgeon (Harriet's twin sister).

Mum says she's lucky to be alive after being hit by a car on holiday

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Criminals must face victims for sentencing after Lucy Letby’s no-show

Boots issues apology after baby milk advert breaks rules

Boots issues apology after baby milk advert breaks rules

Outside Countess of Chester Hospital

Former nursing director suspended following Lucy Letby trial

Iceland is giving away ‘black cards’ across its stores (Photo: Getty Images)

Iceland issues warning on frozen food containing deadly bacteria

Jessy Williams with her daughter Sky

Mum has one of smallest babies ever born in UK - weighing 350g

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Rushden has been rated good by Ofsted

Rushden nursery rated good following Ofsted inspection

Bambino Mio's Rebellious Rebrand

Rebellious rebrand for Northamptonshire nappy experts Bambino Mio

Amy Walsh confirms she is returning to Emmerdale

Men in the UK being offered £10,000 to pose as dads for migrant women’s babies in visa scam

UK men being offered £10,000 to pose as dads in visa scam

A baby has been born using three people’s DNA for the first time in the UK, the fertility regulator has confirmed. Photo for illustrative purposes.

First UK baby with DNA from three people born after new IVF procedure

Best changing bags: stylish, wipe-clean, designer bags for nappies

Best changing bags: stylish, wipe-clean, designer bags for nappies

John Lewis has warned anyone who has bought a Winnie the Pooh sleeping bag to stop using them immediately and return them to their local store.

John Lewis issue urgent recall on Winnie the Pooh sleeping bags

Love Island star Amy Hart gives birth to first child with Sam Rason

TK Maxx and Homesense to close stores across the UK - full list

The baby sensory garden is new for 2023

Look around new baby sensory garden at 360 Play Rushden Lakes

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury (Getty)

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury kept baby’s arrival secret for a week

Gemma Atkinson is pregnant with her second child with Gorka Marquez

Nigel the young cotton-top tamarin monkey on mother Florencia’s back at Drusillas Zoo Park in Alfriston, East Sussex (Credit: Drusillas Zoo Park/SWNS)

Baby monkey saving endangered species and unpopular name ‘Nigel’

Love Island star Dani Dyer is pregnant with twins with Jarrod Bowen

Primark has launched a premature baby collection with affordable items for parents

Primark launches premature baby range with £4 items

Love Island stars who have had a baby - featuring Molly-Mae and Tommy

Christmas baby: Most popular elf names of 2022 revealed by Baby Bella

Parents and campaigners joined the 2021 March With Midwives vigil in Abington Street — but healthcare professionals say 'things have got worse' 12 months on

Midwives vigil in town centre this weekend amid NHS ‘state of emergency’