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.

Vomiting

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

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...

Chickenpox

Chicken Pox
Chicken Pox is very common and highly infectious, ...

Fever

Fever
Usually this is caused by common viruses such as '...

Roseola

Roseola
This affects young children less than two years old.

Fifth Disease

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