Category: Childhood Illness

infected insect bites

Managing an insect bite – 5 top tips

My daughter complained for the second day running about the discomfort of a bite on the carpal joint of her thumb. It had started ‘tracking’ where redness can be seen

Shingles in children

Can kids get Shingles?

Shingles in children is very rare, but only in the last week I’ve seen two cases in a school I’ve been nursing at. It only develops in those who have