Health and development age 0 to 2

Help for everything to do with your baby's health and development. From vaccinations, oral health and weaning, to speech, movement and sleep.

• Weaning

  NHS guidance on introducing your baby to solid foods.

• Recipe and meal ideas

  NHS recipe and meal ideas.

• Oral health

  NHS advice for looking after your baby's teeth. 

• Sleep

  Resources for safe sleep, caring for your baby at night, what's normal and how to cope.

• Potty training

  NHS guidance and support around potty training.

• Vaccinations

  NHS vaccinations and when to have them. 

• Health for under 5's

  NHS advice for happy, healthy under 5s.

• HANDi app

  NHS advice and support if you're child is unwell.

• Medicine cabinet video

  Advice about what to have in a medicine cabinet for children.

• Speech and language

  Great Ormond Street Hospital guidance for speech and language development from birth to 12 months.

• Early Years Speech and Language Therapy Team 

  Advice, assessment and therapy for children with speech, language and communication needs.

• Speech and Language UK progress checker

  Help to understand how your baby is developing.

• Toddler start for life 

  NHS guidance for helping your child learn to talk by chatting, reading and playing together and how to encourage them to be physically active.

• Baby moves

  NHS guidance on baby movement and ways to play with your baby

• Services for children with additional needs

  Resources and local services for those who think their child may have additional needs and disabilities.

• Attachment and bonding

  Support to help you and your new baby form a strong, secure bond.