A doctor has explained why some children suffer from frequent bouts of illnesses like coughs, colds and fevers over the winter.
Paediatrician Alasdair Munro has tried to reassure worried mums and dads about what the norm is for kids getting sick. He says it's 'completely normal for young children to suffer from a surprisingly large number of respiratory tract infections' as their immune systems are still developing.
And because of Covid, with little social mixing, it's only now that many children are being exposed to viruses. He said: "Things seem particularly bad at the moment for several reasons. Winter is always a time where more of these viruses circulate, but this winter is particularly bad.
