“We need recognition in order to survive. That is why children often misbehave in order to be shouted at – at least this way they are certain that their parents have noticed them.” – Author: Anna Storey, Counsellor and Life Coach, Thame Oxfordshire

“How to deal with stress.” – Author: Karen Meager, Counsellor and Psychotherapist

Treating Muscle Pain To effectively treat muscle pain you should first identify how long you’ve been suffering the pain and how severe it is. Are there other symptoms that accompany the muscle pain? Does the pain get worse when doing certain activities? Does it subside when you stop doing that activity? Do you have the [...]

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Croup Croup is a viral infection of the upper airways affecting mainly the throat and surrounding area. Children with croup will develop symptoms quickly characterised by a barking cough. Croup typically occurs in children under five years-old and the majority of cases clear up after one or two days. In very rare situations. croup can [...]

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection of the coxsackie A or B virus or the enterovirus 71. It typically affects children under the age of 10 but older children as well as adults can be affected (usually developing milder symptoms). The virus can be caught from direct [...]

Glandular fever Glandular fever is a viral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Typical symptoms of glandular fever include sore throat, swollen glands (lymph nodes) and extreme tiredness or fatigue. Glandular fever usually affects children aged 10-16 and young adults aged 16-25. The virus is spread through the saliva of an infected person either through [...]