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.

Chickenpox

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

Measles

Measles
Measles is very infectious....

Diarrhoea

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

Roseola

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

Fever

Fever
Usually this is caused by common viruses such as '...

Rubella

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

Tummy Troubles

Tummy Troubles
Tummy upsets in small children are common and can be caused by all kinds of things. Most are not serious but with good habits and reading the signs of illness, you can help to stop them becoming a problem.