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.

Ear ache

Ear ache Ear ache is very common in children, and frequently associated with chest infections, coughs and colds.

Measles

Measles
Measles is very infectious....

Rubella

Rubella
Rubella is usually a mild illness and is often not...

Mumps

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

Meningitis

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

Diarrhoea

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

Sore Throat

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