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.

Fifth Disease

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

Meningitis

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

Good Advice

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

Sticky Eyes

Sticky Eyes
Usually there is no underlying infection, and simp...

Coughs

Coughs
Most children will have at least six respiratory

Rubella

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

Fever

Fever
Usually this is caused by common viruses such as 'flu, spotty illnesses like measles or ear and chest infections.