Discover how to provide your child with the right environment for optimum learning and brain development with these useful tips.

If you are one of those people who are clueless when it comes to knowing your vitamins and nutritional terms, then our A to Z terminology list will help you to wise up.

Many children eat more in snacks during the day than they do at mealtimes, so it is important to make sure that there are some healthy snacks around.

Bulking up meals: Add shredded chicken, minced or deboned fish (can be pilchards) to the actual pap or gravy. This at least ensures that the little bit that the child has, is energy dense and rich in high quality protein.

July is mental health month. One of the factors that affect mental health is poor quality sleep. Poor quality sleep badly affects overall physical health, and the functioning of your body systems including the immune system - the ability to fight off infection.

Is your child a couch potato? This means that they often sit on the sofa watching television and love munching snacks and sweets.

Weight can be a sensitive issue for some children, especially if they’re overweight. Learn how to talk to your children properly about it.

Vitamin D deficiency can impact on everything from bone strength to psychological condition. Learn the benefits of Vitamin D for your children’s health.

Nothing will thrill mom more than a delicious breakfast in bed especially if it’s cooked by her adoring children.

Kids’ health is less robust if they have weak immune systems. Find out how to boost your immune system and your family’s too through healthy eating.

Establishing healthy habits for kids early stands them in good stead for life. Follow these ten simple tips on healthy living for kids.

Water is essential for life. Healthy child development and good health requires sufficient hydration.

Fruit and vegetables don't taste good – they could, however, eat pizza and pasta every day.

It’s easy to get caught up in simply getting a dinner on the table that everyone’s willing to eat – never mind all the worries about nutrition! Issues like: am I feeding them too much?

Do you also ask yourself – like many parents, incidentally – whether your child's weight is normal?

Clinical signs of nutritional deficiency

Codependency can prevent your children from growing up as an emotionally healthy beings. Find out more about codependency and how you can help the situation.

It is easy to worry about child development, but knowing the signs of positive growth will put your mind at ease that you are raising healthy kids.