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.

Good Advice

Breast is best! Because it is a food designed specifically for human babies, containing everything they need to grow and flourish.

Chickenpox

Chicken Pox
Chicken Pox is very common and highly infectious, ...

Meningitis

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

Mumps

Mumps
Mumps is a common viral infection, often causing n...

Ear ache

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

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.

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.