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'.

Meningitis

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

Tummy Troubles

Tummy Troubles
Tummy troubles - dealing with and avoiding them

Sore Throat

Sore Throat
Pharingitis and tonsillitis - this is very common,...

Good Advice

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

Ear ache

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

Sticky Eyes

Sticky Eyes
Usually there is no underlying infection, and simple salt-water washes are sufficient.