A-Z Children's Health

Keeping your baby and toddler safe and healthy is a big part of your parenting job (and not the easiest part, either!). Find out how you can treat those inevitable colds, coughs, bumps, and spills, and learn what you can expect from some of the most common childhood ailments.

Rubella

Rubella Rubella is usually a mild illness and is often not recognised, the child simply being 'under the weather'.

Roseola

Roseola
This affects young children less than two years ol...

Meningitis

Meningitis: how to recognise the symptoms
This short video produced by the British Red Cross

Fifth Disease

Fifth Disease
Epidemics often occur in schools, however Children...

Tummy Troubles

Tummy Troubles
Tummy troubles - dealing with and avoiding them

Chickenpox

Chicken Pox
Chicken Pox is very common and highly infectious, but usually a mild illness in children.

Sticky Eyes

Sticky Eyes
Usually there is no underlying infection, and simple salt-water washes are sufficient.