Healthy Early Years

A parent’s guide from birth to five

Contents

Who can help?

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

The first months

• Being sick and reflux
• Crying and colic
• Feeding your baby
• Jaundice
• Rashes and skin conditions
• Sleeping
• Sticky eyes and eye care
• Teething trouble

Childhood illnesses

• Allergies
• Asthma
• Chickenpox and measles
• Constipation
• Coughs, colds and flu
• Diarrhoea and vomiting
• Earache and tonsillitis
• Fever
• Managing eczema
• Meningitis and sepsis
• Wheezing and breathing difficulties

Wellbeing and safety

• A healthy lifestyle
• Bonding with your baby
• Burns and scalds
• Challenging behaviour
• Choking/Button batteries
• Fussy eaters
• Good oral health
• Healthy weight and exercise
• Household accidents
• Immunisations
• School readiness
• Speech, language and communication
• Weaning

Parents

• Genetics awareness
• Parental wellbeing
• Pregnancy and planning