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Angela is over twelve months but I am still scared to give her honey. What makes it not safe one day and safe the next, i.e. the day before they turn one, to the next day? Angela is small, just 18.5lbs – is the safety issue weight-dependant or am I being crazy? I’m very happy that you brought up this issue as many people aren’t aware that they’re...

Jo is 15 months old and was turning into a great eater. However, the last couple of days he’s been running a temperature, and now he’s refusing lots of foods, including some he normally loves, like mince. I give him the food as usual, but he spits it out. But then he’s happy to munch on breadsticks and hummus. Shall I just go with it and give him...

Hannah has been at nursery for four weeks now and predictably has been ill most of that time with a persistent cold and now a cough and sore throat. She is just over one but I haven’t yet made the switch from formula to cows’ milk, although she does have it in cooking and on cereal. Is it best to delay introducing cows’ milk to drink until she...