The sun is out and you're probably outdoors more often, so what do you need to know about bee and wasp stings? Well, apart from that they hurt!Different stingsAlthough a bee dies after it has issued its sting, wasps and other stinging flying insects do not and, if trapped, can ca...

.If a child is sitting in the rear seats, a child restraint must be worn by a child under three years. The only exception will be if the child is in the back of a taxi where there is not a restraint available.Children aged 3 to 11 (except children over 1.35

ThinkBaby safety Factors known to help reduce the risk of damage to the skin from sun exposureStay out of the sun between 10am and 3pm Cloud does not protect from sun radiation so bright grey days are dangerous, tooGo to the beach or park early

place for them to sleep it is the most dangerous place for a baby,” said Joyce Epstein, FSID director.DSIF and Department of Health advice for parents is that the safest place for a baby to sleep for his first six months is in a separate cot in a room

Don't forget that the laws on car seats are changing this month, on September 18th. As previously featured on ThinkBaby when the regulations were announced in the spring, the key changes refer to the compulsory inclusion of booster seats

Only someone who's spent the last 20 years on Mars could have missed the increasing warnings about the damage the sun's rays can do to our bodies. In Australia now, shops won't sell low SPF creams and oils, and the conditions are hotting up

It is predicted that by 2010 1 in 3 children will suffer from an allergy. Bedding is thought to be one of the main causes for the rise in allergy sufferers as it harbours allergens such as dust mites. These live in mattresses, mattress covers

of Paediatrics and Child Health.Professor Blair also warned that the younger babies were, the worse the effects could be as they have not yet developed a way to regulate their own temperature.Also in the news…Keeping your baby safe in the hot weatherHot holiday

to become stressed but we know even short separations from mum in the early few hours and days can be a factor.Read more...Allergies and your babyThe first 48 hours for babyBaby's first health checks

A conference by the British Medical Association this week includes the release of an open letter from 30 pediatricians and vaccine experts, calling on the media and other health professionals to stop casting doubt over the safety of the MMR vaccine