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.

Rubella

Rubella Rubella is usually a mild illness and is often not recognised, the child simply being 'under the weather'.

Roseola

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

Vomiting

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

Meningitis

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

Ear ache

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

Measles

Measles
Measles is very infectious.

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.