How parents of eczema children cope

Having a young child with eczema can be very stressful and distressing for parents. — Dr TARITA TAIB

There is a particular misery when, as a parent, you are helpless and can’t seem to relieve your child’s suffering.

It is particularly awful when the child is a baby or toddler who cannot understand or communicate why they are in pain, or why mummy and daddy have to do certain things that make them uncomfortable, but are meant to prevent their condition from getting worse.