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.

Coughs

Coughs
Most children will have at least six respiratory

Tummy Troubles

Tummy Troubles
Tummy troubles - dealing with and avoiding them

Meningitis

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

Sore Throat

Sore Throat
Pharingitis and tonsillitis - this is very common,...

Ear ache

Ear ache
Ear ache is very common in children, and frequently associated with chest infections, coughs and colds.

Roseola

Roseola
This affects young children less than two years old.