1. Your baby only has 22 out of the full 26 bones in her feet and the remaining few develop slowly throughout childhood, with the whole process finishing at around 16 to 18 years old.2. Your baby's feet are formed from soft, pliable cartilage, which

. Very few children sleep in their own beds each and every night. One study at the Institute for Child Health in London found that 70 per cent of four- to 16-year-olds came to their parents’ bed at least once a week, and up to 47 per cent of toddlers

. Children are most contagious afew days before the rash appears. As the blisters crust over, the risk ofpassing on infection diminishes.Added risks: adults or pregnant women who are not immune.What can help: aloe vera, oatmeal, calamine lotion or, if your GP

in what children look like, they have worked out one gene code for appearance: the MC1R gene produces red hair and pale skin that's likely to burn because it doesn't have photo-protective melanin. Due to the rarity of this gene, some experts predict

. Keeping toe nails trimmed, getting common foot problems seen to quickly and making sure they have good, well-fitting shoes will all help to carry your child forward into adult life.Many young children have an aversion to having their toenails cut, so

-motion videos and discovered that babies walk with a rocking heel-toe motion (just like adults), and their ankles are perfectly stable. This shows that bare feet are best for babies.More health advice from Junior:How to cope with hayfeverHow to read your child

by the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU), around four children in every 100,000 are currently treated for an eating disorder, including anorexia, bulimia and binge eating. The researchers of the study entitled Early Onset Eating Disorders asked 2