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.

Mumps

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

Diarrhoea

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

Meningitis

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

Measles

Measles
Measles is very infectious....

Good Advice

Breast is best!
Because it is a food designed specifically for hum...

Vomiting

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

Fifth Disease

Fifth Disease
Epidemics often occur in schools, however Children are not particularly unwell.