Having eczema means your skin is more vulnerable to inflammation, and this causes itchy skin, red rashes, and dry or broken skin. This is a very usual condition at all stages of life - but eczema in children is more common, affecting around 2 in 10 kids compared with 1 in 10 adults1.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/news-and-features/eczema-in-children-how-to-soothe-your-child