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.

Sore Throat

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

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...

Diarrhoea

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

Mumps

Mumps
Mumps is a common viral infection, often causing no symptoms at all.

Fever

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