Female Speaker: What are some common illnesses parents can expect? Robin Vick: Those common illnesses will include such things as fever. There will be the potential always for nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; ear infections are common especially for small children. Injuries, we will talk a little bit about that, what common injuries you might experience as a caretaker to a child as well as rashes and topical skin type of inflammation or infections, dental and eye type of injuries as well, are also things that parents may expect to have to manage.