Recent Articles in Fit kids

York Test for allergies and food intolerances
Aug 26, 2012

Olivia Coates had tried many things to help clear the eczema on Harriet's face – from prescribed creams to eliminating certain food and an NHS blood test that was inconclusive. Then she used the York Test and the culprit was found. An intolerance to eggs.

Top tips for reducing the effects of allegens in the home
Jul 31, 2012

Dr Susan Aldridge, resident asthma and allergies expert at AllergyCosmos.co.uk gives her handy tips for reducing allergens in the home.

NuMe - a delicious new range from Morrisons
Jul 3, 2012

Morrisons' NuMe range offers an innovative approach to healthy eating with clear health icons to indicate of whether a product is one of your five a day, high in fibre, low in fat or a calorie controlled serving. Anne Coates has sampled some of the range.

Preventing Vitamin D Deficiency in Toddlers
Jun 26, 2012

The Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF) – leading experts in early years nutrition and development – has launched brand new guidance on how to meet toddlers’ vitamin D needs. Preventing Vitamin D Deficiency in Toddlers provides easy-to-follow tips to help families with this important nutritional issue.

Revolutionary Hand Care from Cuticura
May 30, 2012

Hand hygiene has made a leap forward with Cuticura's new range of products that keep hands cleaner for longer than any other cleanser – and there's one especially created for children too. Anne Coates and her family have been trying them out.

Be Sun Safe and enjoy the summer - Prevent Skin Cancer now!
May 19, 2012

NHS Choices and talkhealth have teamed up with patient support charities Skcin and Factor 50 to present an "Online Clinic on Skin Cancer and Sun Safety" open now and continuing through June and July 2012.

Charity Petition to reduce Child Sunburn at Schools in England
May 12, 2012

The British Skin Foundation (BSF), a national charity that raises money for skin disease and skin cancer research, is aiming to get 100,000 signatures to have the issue of sun safety in schools debated in the House of Commons. Anne Coates urges all Parenting Without Tears readers to sign the petition.

Vocalzone Throat Pastilles
May 9, 2012

Orignally developed 100 years ago for the acclaimed opera singer The Great Enrico Caruso, Vocalzone are available for less august persons and are great for anyone who suffers from a cough or tickly throat especially students during exam time.

Hay fever and environmental allergies
Apr 27, 2012

NHS Choices and talkhealth have teamed up with patient support charity Action Against Allergy and The King's College London Allergy Academy to present an Online Clinic on Hay Fever and Environmental allergies from 27 April to 3 May 2012.

Top ten facts about Childhood Allergies by Dr George Du Toit
Apr 24, 2012

Leading paediatric allergy expert Dr George Du Toit from The Portland Hospital for Women and Children provides the facts about childhood allergies.

Relieving Teething Pain
Apr 20, 2012

Teething can be a miserable time for infants – and their parents! Here we give the signs to look for and what to do for fast acting relief.

Bedwetting advice for parents
Mar 29, 2012

ERIC's bedwetting guide for parents has been compeltely redesigned, updated and rewritten and is free to download.