If you are clueless about what to do, you have to seek the help of the right health professionals to help you deal with the condition. Frequent flares can be handled through various means. These include the use of steroid creams or other nonsteroidal medicines. Proper moisturizers must be regularly applied on your kid s skin twice or thrice a day to avoid excessive dryness of the skin. Most babies with eczema have parents who are extremely allergic too. It is also not uncommon for asthmatic children to have flare-ups of eczema. Although medicines are being given to children for the treatment of the problem, it is not always recommended. Usually, they are given topical steroids or immunomodulators. For infants, the rash usually develops on the cheeks, legs, arms and forehead. For older children, the itchy rash typically develops inside the elbows, ankles and knees. The condition is commonly mistaken for other types of itchy rashes such as heat rash, contact dermatitis, psoriasis and seborrheic dermatitis. Children are more vulnerable to the side effects of drugs and as much as possible, they should not be given anything. This does not mean though that your child should not have been given a medicine for eczema. This all depends on the diagnosis, the prognosis and how the doctors see the problem. Some doctors will prescribe a topical steroids like hydrocortisone creams and med-potency steroids. Removing the cause of the allergic reaction (or the trigger of this reaction) is the easiest and most effective preventive measure. They can be as simple as changing your laundry detergent. Sometimes it can be as difficult as changing jobs (there is a type of the disease termed occupational eczema) or moving to a new place to find the right climate for your body. This also has a genetic component and children will develop it if their families have a history of hay fever, asthma and other types of allergic disorders. Triggering Factors Foods allergens are known to worsen the flare ups caused by this kind of skin problem. To help eliminate the symptoms, you have to completely stay away from any food allergens.