The Holyrood Baby

MSPs vote overwhelmingly to introduce smacking ban

Scotland becomes the first country in the UK to end the physical punishment of children

Associate feature: Bright future for men in early years

Alison Malcolm, policy officer at the Scottish Funding Council, on tackling the male gender gap in subjects like nursing and childcare

The Holyrood baby turns one - developing understanding

The Holyrood baby - a report card on the first year

Monica Lennon on the Holyrood baby at one

Nicola Sturgeon on the Holyrood baby at one

Child poverty and inequality rises in Scotland

Kezia Dugdale pledges Labour support for child benefit increase

Child poverty bill published by Scottish Government

First born children ‘given attainment advantage’ in early years

Clinical network established for perinatal mental health

Striving for Christmas - the Holyrood baby

Kirsty at six months: the Nordic approach

Kirsty at six months: Dad faces obstacles

Kirsty at six months: Poverty doesn’t have to lead to poor outcomes

Folic acid in bread: barn gates and neural tubes

Kirsty at six months: Early enquiry

Inequality affects every aspect of life and we need to keep talking about it

Alison Thewliss calls for tighter restrictions on marketing for babies’ formula milk

Targets for ending child poverty revealed by Scottish Government

Zika virus is not the birth defect risk Scotland should be most worried about

Nicola Sturgeon unveils plans for a new Child Poverty Bill

The Holyrood baby already faces the attainment gap

Ministers must tackle housing crisis to give children best start

Parents excluded from probes into baby deaths

We need concrete action to ensure all children have the chance to learn and develop