Common childhood illnesses & well-being

Contents

Who can help?

• A guide to services
• Know the basics
• Children's medicines
• Useful contacts

The first months

• Feeding your baby
• Tongue-tie
• Crying & colic
• Rashes & dry skin
• Sleeping
• Sticky eyes & conjunctivitis
• Teething trouble

Childhood illnesses

• Meningitis
• Sepsis
• Coughs, colds & flu
• Wheezing & breathing difficulties
• Chickenpox & measles
• Constipation
• Diarrhoea & vomiting
• Earache & tonsillitis

General welfare

• Baby blues
• Challenging behaviour
• Bonding with your baby
• Speech, language & communication
• Domestic abuse
• FGM
• A healthy start
• Fussy eaters
• Good oral health
• Immunisations
• Choking & poisoning
• Household accidents
• School readiness
• Smokefree homes
• Sun safety