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The first WHO guideline to look at movement, sitting and sleep together for young children. It gives daily numbers for each age group.

The international framework for early childhood. It names five components of nurturing care - good health, adequate nutrition, safety and security, responsive caregiving and opportunities for early learning.

An online tool from the American Academy of Pediatrics for agreeing screen and device rules as a family.

Under 18 months, avoid screen media other than video chatting. From 18 to 24 months, choose high-quality programmes and watch together. From 2 to 5 years, limit to 1 hour a day of high-quality programmes.

Place babies on their back, on a firm flat surface of their own, with no soft objects, to lower the risk of sleep-related infant death.

The AAP advises against spanking, hitting, slapping, threatening, insulting or shaming children, and recommends teaching good behaviour through healthy forms of discipline instead.

Explains how babies and young children learn about people, objects and language by experimenting, much like small scientists.

Checklists of what most children can do at 12 ages from 2 months to 5 years, covering social, language, thinking and movement skills.

Expert panel recommendations for sleep per 24 hours: 12–16 hours at 4–12 months, 11–14 at 1–2 years, 10–13 at 3–5, 9–12 at 6–12 and 8–10 at 13–18.

Guidance on starting solid foods, a varied diet, and foods and drinks to limit, for children aged 6 to 23 months.

Explains, in terms children can understand, how the developing brain works, with twelve strategies for handling big feelings.

A long-running practical guide to everyday conversations with children - acknowledging feelings, inviting cooperation and alternatives to punishment.

Introduces the idea of a growth mindset and why praising effort and strategy differs from praising ability.

Recommends an average of 60 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous activity for ages 5–17, and limiting sedentary time, especially recreational screen time.

Reviews what is known and not yet known about social media and youth mental health, and asks families, companies and policymakers to act.

What physical changes to expect in girls during puberty and roughly when they happen.

What physical changes to expect in boys during puberty and roughly when they happen.

Ten recommendations based on the research to date, including adult monitoring in early adolescence, protecting sleep and physical activity, and social media literacy training before use begins.

Key facts on mental health conditions in 10- to 19-year-olds, the factors that protect or put them at risk, and what helps.

The same practical approach as the classic, adapted to the conversations parents have with teenagers.

Presents teenage intensity, risk-taking and the push for independence as part of healthy brain development, and how parents can stay connected.