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.

Vomiting

Vomiting Almost all children will get diarrhoea or vomiting at some stage, especially if taken to foreign countries on holiday.

Diarrhoea

Diarrhoea
Almost all children will get diarrhoea or vomiting...

Sticky Eyes

Sticky Eyes
Usually there is no underlying infection, and simp...

Coughs

Coughs
Most children will have at least six respiratory

Ear ache

Ear ache
Ear ache is very common in children, and frequentl...

Rubella

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

Mumps

Mumps
Mumps is a common viral infection, often causing no symptoms at all.