When a child gets sick, they generally don't like to eat or drink. And with a fever that increases the risk of dehydration. So it's really important to continuously offer your children liquids.

However, if symptoms change or their fever lasts more than five days ... While it's frustrating being home with a sick kid, ...

An epic spit-up moment turned into an unexpected parenting lesson in staying calm and trusting our instincts with a sick baby ...

In toddlers under 5, common symptoms can include an upper respiratory tract infection, fever ... away from anyone who is sick," Dr. Thomas Murray from Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital told ...

The number of scarlet fever cases is also high ... The proportion of children off sick rose to 7.5% in the week commencing 5 December - up from 6.1% the previous week and 2.6% at the start ...