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How to Treat Headache in Children
Children often complain of headaches, but there is rarely a serious cause. It may be due to a related problem, such as ear ache or sinusitis or may be due…
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How to Treat Influenza in Children
Influenza, or flu, has similar but more severe symptoms than the common cold, such as a raised temperature, chills, headaches, sweating, aching and tired muscles, sore throat and a loss…
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How to Treat Laryngitis in Children
Laryngitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection, such as a cold, which leads to the inflammation of the larynx or voice box. The child will become hoarse…
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How to Treat Measles in Children
Measles is a common and highly contagious viral disease. It is spread by airborne nasal secretions. Symptoms include runny nose, sore eyes, dry cough, raised temperature, headaches, small white spots…
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How to Treat Meningitis in Children
Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges or membranes which cover the brain and spinal cord. There are two types. Viral meningitis is the milder form, and tends to occur…
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How to Treat Migraine in Children
Migraine is a severe headache, which in children is usually accompanied by abdominal pain. Some sufferers also experience flashing lights and numbness on the affected part of the head. Migraine…
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How to Treat Minor Burns and Scalds in Children
Many small burns or scalds are caused by intense heat, such as touching a hot pan, fire, hot liquid, electric current or staying too long in the sun (see under…
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How to Treat Mumps in Children
Mumps is a viral illness that causes the salivary glands to swell on either one or both sides of the jaw. It used to be very common until the introduction…
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How to Treat Nappy Rash in Children
Most babies get nappy rash at some time. Symptoms include inflamed skin, small red spots and the smell of ammonia. If you use towelling nappies, it may also be caused…
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How to Treat Nosebleeds in Children
Nosebleeds are common in children as they tend to start after a knock to the nose or by hard blowing, causing the mucous membranes inside the nose to rupture and…
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How to Treat Shingles in Children
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is more likely to affect older children. If your child has a weakened immune system, for instance after illness, and they are exposed to the virus…
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How to Treat Ringworm in Children
Ringworm is not in fact a worm at all, but a fungal infection, identified by circular scaly patches of red skin, which spread outwards and have a pronounced edge. It…
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How to Treat Rash in Children
Heat rash, also known as prickly heat, is particularly common in babies as their sweat glands are not yet sophisticated enough to regulate temperature. It occurs when the body becomes…
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How to Treat Teething in Children
Teething can be a difficult time for both parent and child, as the first, or primary, teeth move through the jaw and start to come through the gums. This begins…
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How to Treat Sinusitis in Children
Sinusitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes of the facial maxillary sinuses, the air-filled cavities around the nose, which causes pain. It usually occurs after an infection that started…
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How to Treat Sore Throat in Children
A sore throat, where the throat feels raw and tickly and it may be uncomfortable to swallow, is usually the symptom of an infection. Coughs, colds, influenza, tonsillitis can all…
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How to Treat Sprains in Children
A sprain is the tearing or pulling of the ligaments that support the joints. It is usually caused by the sudden pulling or stretching of the joint beyond its normal…
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How to Treat Teenage Acne
Young teenagers can be afflicted by spots which can leave them feeling self-conscious and embarrassed. The spots, in the form of blackheads or whiteheads, are caused by an increase in…
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How to Treat Sunburn in Children
A child's skin is a lot thinner and more sensitive than an adult's, allowing higher levels of UV (ultraviolet) rays to penetrate, leading to burning. Studies have shown that even…
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How to Treat Urticaria in Children
Urticaria is an allergic reaction when the skin erupts into itchy raised white wheals, surrounded by red inflammation. The wheals are caused by the body releasing histamine. These may appear…