Eczema comes in varying degrees of severity.
In very mild cases, it may be very difficult for you to find any abnormalities in your child's skin at all.
The places where it will be most noticeable is often in the skin creases - behind the knees and in front of the elbows.
That, particularly in small children, can be present anywhere.
Look for small patches of roughness or redness in the skin.
These may cause your child some minor degrees of irritation, especially at night time.
In more severe cases, you may see patches of redness which can be quite large.
These patches might be slightly raised and roughened.
In some cases these patches may become infected and might weep.
Your child may find that these patches are quite irritable and you may find that your child is scratching.
This happens particularly at night or if your child is hot and sweaty.
Any patches that you may find can get worse or, equally, disappear after a period of time.
This can happen without warning and without you doing anything to either help or make things worse.
It is part of the natural process of eczema for this to happen.
There may be certain triggers to your child's eczema and you may begin to notice a pattern.
For instance, you may find that the child's eczema gets worse and more irritable when performing exercise or when it's hot and the child is sweaty.
The time of the year may affect the eczema and you may find that your child is allergic to something--perhaps clothing.
Look out for any particular triggers or any patterns in your child's skin development.
By keeping a close watch on your child you will be able to best put yourself in a position to help your child's eczema and any other problems that you may find.
Keep a record of what you find and how things develop.
There are many other options available to you and many ways in which you can help your child throughout the years with his or her eczema.
In very mild cases, it may be very difficult for you to find any abnormalities in your child's skin at all.
The places where it will be most noticeable is often in the skin creases - behind the knees and in front of the elbows.
That, particularly in small children, can be present anywhere.
Look for small patches of roughness or redness in the skin.
These may cause your child some minor degrees of irritation, especially at night time.
In more severe cases, you may see patches of redness which can be quite large.
These patches might be slightly raised and roughened.
In some cases these patches may become infected and might weep.
Your child may find that these patches are quite irritable and you may find that your child is scratching.
This happens particularly at night or if your child is hot and sweaty.
Any patches that you may find can get worse or, equally, disappear after a period of time.
This can happen without warning and without you doing anything to either help or make things worse.
It is part of the natural process of eczema for this to happen.
There may be certain triggers to your child's eczema and you may begin to notice a pattern.
For instance, you may find that the child's eczema gets worse and more irritable when performing exercise or when it's hot and the child is sweaty.
The time of the year may affect the eczema and you may find that your child is allergic to something--perhaps clothing.
Look out for any particular triggers or any patterns in your child's skin development.
By keeping a close watch on your child you will be able to best put yourself in a position to help your child's eczema and any other problems that you may find.
Keep a record of what you find and how things develop.
There are many other options available to you and many ways in which you can help your child throughout the years with his or her eczema.