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.

Sore Throat

Sore Throat Pharingitis and tonsillitis - this is very common, especially between the ages of four and seven.

Roseola

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

Vomiting

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

Measles

Measles
Measles is very infectious....

Meningitis

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

Chickenpox

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

Fifth Disease

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