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.

Ear ache

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

Sore Throat

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

Rubella

Rubella
Rubella is usually a mild illness and is often not...

Diarrhoea

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

Roseola

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

Coughs

Coughs
Most children will have at least six respiratory infections each year. These are almost always mild, last only a few days and have no consequences. Children will simply get a blocked, runny nose, may have a mild fever and feel slightly unwell. In young babies (who are nose breathers) feeding can become difficult for a couple of days.

Meningitis

Meningitis: how to recognise the symptoms
Many parents will be familiar with the "rash that doesn't go away" sign that a baby or toddler may have Meningitis, but the rash is more likely to come in the final stages of the infection or not at all. Seek medical help by looking for other, earlier symptoms.