An itchy, cranky child with chicken pox puts you on full-time parent patrol until the illness has run its course. According to MayoClinic.Com, if your child is otherwise healthy, her pediatrician may not recommend specific medical treatment. Simple home remedies and a mother’s tender loving care can give your child natural chicken pox relief.

With your elementary school days far behind you, so are memories of the various bugs shared between classmates that resulted in homebound days of chicken soup and fretting parents. Varicella, which you known as chicken pox, usually affects children under the age of 15 — and most of the time only mildly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Chicken pox is one of the more common illnesses that can affect your school-aged child.