The Eczema Kids Blog

No-Cook Carob Pudding

22 Jun 2026

Eczema-Friendly Beet, Bacon, Brussel, Apple Meal

A grain free, dairy free roasted bowl the whole family will actually eat. Beets, bacon, apple and brussels with a raw honey drizzle. Ready in 30 minutes.

18 May 2026

Eczema-Safe Lentil Dip

Most eczema meal advice tells you what to take away. This lentil pâté is about what to add — creamy, anti-inflammatory, and made with whole ingredients that work with sensitive skin. Ready in 10 minutes in the Instant Pot, and kids actually eat it.

11 May 2026

Eczema Friendly Banana Pancakes

It's 7am and you're staring at the fridge trying to figure out what you can actually feed her — because last time you got it wrong, her skin paid for it all week. These 4-ingredient blender pancakes take 10 minutes, contain zero common eczema triggers, and every ingredient was chosen to support the gut-skin connection. Plus a free recipe guide inside.  

04 May 2026

Eczema-Safe Cracker Recipe

23 Mar 2026

Gut Health and Eczema in Children... Why It Keeps Coming Back

Why does eczema persist even with a clean diet? Dr. Julia Ward explains how gut inflammation, leaky gut, and detox overload drive eczema in children, and what parents can focus on next.

10 Feb 2026

Gut Health for Eczema Kids: The Foundation of Real Healing | eczemakids.com

02 Feb 2026

Want to Get Your Kid’s Over Their Food Sensitivies?

15 Jan 2026

Snacks Not Standing Up to Friend’s Snacks?

15 Jan 2026

Top 10 Skin-Saving Foods

15 Jan 2026

Top Springtime Diet Tips for Kids

15 Jan 2026

Eczema-Triggering Foods and What the Eat Instead PART TWO

15 Jan 2026

Unsuspected Eczema-Triggering Foods AND What to Eat Instead

15 Jan 2026

What's The Problem with Raisins and Pickles?

15 Jan 2026

The Perfect Summer Diet for Eczema Relief

15 Jan 2026

How to Give Your Kids Eczema-Healing Supplements

15 Jan 2026

Eczema Triggers Inside Your Morning Smoothie

15 Jan 2026

Are Your Kids Getting Enough Vitamin D?

15 Jan 2026

Could a Salicylate Intolerance Be Triggering Your Child’s Eczema?

15 Jan 2026

The Two Best Eczema-Friendly Adult Beverages to Cheers with This New Years Eve

15 Jan 2026

Want to Get Your Kid’s Over Their Food Sensitivies?

12 Jan 2026

Snacks Not Standing Up to Friend’s Snacks?

12 Jan 2026

Eczema and Digestion: How Healing the Gut Calms Your Child’s Skin - eczemakids.com

11 Dec 2025

Optimal Eczema Diet for Kids - eczemakids.com

15 Nov 2025

3 Steps to Healing Eczema Naturally - eczemakids.com

02 Oct 2025

Eczema Safe Snacks - eczemakids.com

14 Jun 2025

Gut Health Test for Eczema - eczemakids.com

06 May 2025

Eczema-Friendly Meals - eczemakids.com

30 Apr 2025

Eczema Food Triggers - eczemakids.com

16 Apr 2025

How Human Milk Oligosaccharides (HMOs) May Help Kids with Eczema - eczemakids.com

03 Apr 2025

The Gut-Skin Connection and Eczema - eczemakids.com

20 Mar 2025

Eczema-Friendly Nutrition Tips for Kids

04 Feb 2025

The Red Dye Ban

20 Jan 2025

Eating For Eczema

14 Jan 2025

Eczema-Friendly New Year Goals

01 Jan 2025

Gut Health and Eczema

17 Dec 2024

Best Foods for Eczema

19 Nov 2024

Allergy-Friendly Halloween

28 Oct 2024

Allergy-Friendly Protein Sources for Kids

09 Sep 2024

Eczema-Friendly School Lunches: Simple, Nutritious, and Healing

19 Aug 2024

Gut-Healthy Foods To ADD Into Your Eczema Diet

Discover the best foods for your child’s eczema diet: soft foods, organ meats, gelatin, blood sugar stabilizers and CoQ10-rich picks, plus easy recipes.

17 Jun 2024

5 Simple Habits To Improve Your Child's Health

Small, intentional changes can make a big difference for kids with eczema. Andra shares five everyday things her family avoids: single-use plastics, receipt paper, batch cooking, aerosol sunscreen and the microwave. She also explains why conventional treatments fall short.

29 May 2024

The Most Nutritious Foods For Your Kids

21 May 2024

Gut Health and Detoxification for Children

Christian Yordanov, author of “Autism Wellbeing Plan,” joins the podcast to talk gut health and detoxification. Learn his dietary advice, supplement picks, liver-supporting foods and sleep tips for kids with eczema.

14 May 2024

The Gut Brain Connection

Dr. Vaish Sarathy joins the podcast to unpack the gut-brain connection in kids. Learn how indigestion, inflammation and infection, histamine, probiotics and prebiotics, and inflammation-fighting foods can support children with eczema.

30 Apr 2024

The Best Eczema-Healing Diet

Eczema-healing diets don’t have to be complicated. Learn why easy-to-digest foods are the key for kids with eczema, how digestion, inflammation and the gut-brain axis connect, and simple ways to make meals gentler on sensitive tummies.

15 Apr 2024

Eczema and Gut Health from a Functional Medicine Prospective

09 Apr 2024

Nourishing and Nurturing Mama

Postpartum wellness matters for the whole family. Nutritionist and women’s health coach Brooke Harmer shares the nutrients, warming foods and self-care practices new moms need, and why a mother’s healing supports her child with eczema.

02 Apr 2024

Foods and Topical Solutions for Eczema Itch

Eczema itch is the number one struggle for so many families. Andra explains why eczema rashes itch, which foods trigger or calm histamine, and natural skincare and bath tips to help your child’s skin finally heal.

20 Feb 2024

Nurturing Kids with Eczema through the Power of Digestive Enzymes

Can digestive enzymes help kids with eczema? Learn how supporting your child’s digestion can nurture healthier skin from the inside out.

16 Jan 2024

Why Not Every Oil Belongs on Eczema Skin

20 Aug 2026

The Summer Survival Guide for Eczema Kids

Most eczema families lose ground every summer — not because they stopped trying, but because nobody told them that chlorine, sunscreen, and heat are a combination that quietly undoes everything they worked for. Here's the exact protocol we use so your child can be in the pool every single day and come out with calmer skin than when summer started.

15 May 2026

What Your Eczema Kid Actually Needs From You at 2am (It's Not What You Think)

You're choosing your words carefully. But your eczema kid isn't listening to your words — not really. Early childhood expert Cara Tyrrell explains the Talking Triangle framework and the simple language shifts that help your child feel seen, even in the hardest moments.

06 May 2026

PEMF for Eczema

Could PEMF support healing in kids with stubborn eczema? Dr. William Pawluk shares what it is, how it connects to the gut, and where it fits.

28 Mar 2026

Healing Eczema Is Not Linear: Why Slowing Down Works | eczemakids.com

05 Feb 2026

Want Less Eczema and Fewer Runny Noses This Fall?

15 Jan 2026

How Gratitude Works

15 Jan 2026

I'm Barely Hanging On, Thanks for Asking

15 Jan 2026

How to Increase Your Kid's Number One Detox Molecule

15 Jan 2026

Itch-Preventing Activities That You Can Do Indoors with Toddlers and Preschoolers with Eczema

15 Jan 2026

Looking for More Calm in Your Home and Faster Healing From Eczema?

15 Jan 2026

Identify Eczema Triggers and Naturally Regain Balance in The Real World

15 Jan 2026

How to Make Time For Treating Your Kid's Eczema

15 Jan 2026

Get Back On Track for Clear Skin

15 Jan 2026

Have a Happy, Healthy, Eczema-Free Holiday 

15 Jan 2026

Traveling Tips for Families

15 Jan 2026

Navigating Social Situations with Eczema

15 Jan 2026

The Clear Skin Formula

15 Jan 2026

Nighttime Itching Keeping You Awake?

15 Jan 2026

From Possibly to Probably Healing From Eczema

15 Jan 2026

Positive Parenting Tactics and Skincare

15 Jan 2026

LIVE ECZEMA COACHING Session

15 Jan 2026

How to Eliminate Eczema Triggers

15 Jan 2026

How Goal Setting Helps Clear Your Child’s Eczema

15 Jan 2026

Are Your Natural Eczema Treatments Making a Mess?

15 Jan 2026

Functional Medicine for Childhood Eczema - eczemakids.com

18 Dec 2025

Eczema Allergy Testing - eczemakids.com

28 Oct 2025

Why Natural Eczema Treatments Aren’t Working - eczemakids.com

11 Oct 2025

Eczema-Friendly School Tips - eczemakids.com

15 Aug 2025

The Ultimate Eczema Care Routine for Kids - eczemakids.com

05 Aug 2025

How to Manage Summer Eczema Flares Naturally - eczemakids.com

23 Jul 2025

The Eczema Healing Plan You Didn’t Know You Needed - eczemakids.com

08 Jul 2025

Eczema Healing Through a Staycation - eczemakids.com

24 Jun 2025

The Ultimate Summertime Eczema Guide - eczemakids.com

27 May 2025

Your 911 Plan for an Eczema Flare - eczemakids.com

20 May 2025

Eczema Mom Empowerment Starts Here - eczemakids.com

13 May 2025

Emotional Support for Parents of Kids with Eczema - eczemakids.com

25 Mar 2025

How to Help Kids with Eczema Sleep

12 Feb 2025

Why Won’t My Child’s Eczema Go Away?

07 Jan 2025

Eczema-Friendly Travel

02 Dec 2024

Creating Effective Routines for Eczema

12 Nov 2024

Understanding Eczema Food Triggers

05 Nov 2024

How to Help My Child Sleep

22 Oct 2024

Natural Cold Treatments for Kids with Eczema

30 Sep 2024

Wet Wrap Therapy: A Natural Approach to Eczema Relief

26 Aug 2024

4 Ways To Reverse Eczema With Vitamin D

04 Aug 2024

The Link Between Constipation and Eczema

30 Jul 2024

How To Be A Calm Mom. Parenting, Healing, and Emotional Regulation

Is your child’s eczema causing anxiety, exhaustion and burnout? Michelle Grosser, host of the Calm Mom podcast, shares simple ways to regulate your nervous system: daily movement, moments of stillness, play and joy, plus in-the-moment tools for overwhelmed eczema parents.

22 Jul 2024

Why Topical Remedies Work For Eczema Rashes

Eczema goes deeper than red, itchy skin. Discover how topical remedies like herbal oil, anti-itch spray and tallow cream support the liver, digestion and lymphatic system while giving your child’s skin the relief it needs.

19 Mar 2024

Parenting Without Power Struggles

Parenting a child with eczema comes with extra challenges. Pediatric speech and language pathologist Albiona Rakipi shares her PARR method (Pause, Acknowledge, Respond and Reflect) to help you stay calm, hold boundaries and turn hard moments into growth.Parenting a child with eczema comes with extra challenges. Pediatric speech and language pathologist Albiona Rakipi shares her PARR method (Pause, Acknowledge, Respond and Reflect) to help you stay calm, hold boundaries and turn hard moments into growth.

13 Mar 2024

Your Child's Skin Wants to Tell You Something

Most eczema families spend years treating the skin and never once look at the gut. In this episode, I sit down with integrative pediatrician Dr. Elisa Song to break down the real driver behind chronic flares: gut dysbiosis, nutrient depletion, and a histamine response most parents have never been taught to recognize. If your child's eczema keeps cycling despite doing everything right, this is why.

22 Jun 2026

Why Eliminating Foods Doesn't Heal Eczema, And What Actually Does

If you've removed dairy, gluten, eggs, and everything in between and your child is still flaring, this is why. Elimination is not a healing strategy — it's a starting point at best, and at worst it's keeping your child stuck. In this post we're talking about what actually heals eczema: the shift from deprivation to abundance, why seasonal and circadian eating changes everything, and the exact summer foods that are working for eczema-prone skin right now.

28 May 2026

5 Signs Your Nervous System Is Quietly Falling Apart - eczemakids.com

17 Jan 2026

Vaccine Safety and Eczema: A Pediatrician's View on Why Kids Are Sicker | Eczema Kids

17 Jan 2026

As an Adult with Eczema, What Do You Wish Your Parents Knew?

15 Jan 2026

Decrease Anxiety, Manage Stress and Get the Sleep You Need

15 Jan 2026

Oral Health and Eczema - eczemakids.com

28 Nov 2025

Your 5-Day Rescue Plan for a Summer Eczema Flare - eczemakids.com

29 Jul 2025

Freedom From Eczema - eczemakids.com

30 Jun 2025

Eczema and Nervous System Dysregulation - eczemakids.com

20 Apr 2025

Eczema Triggers in Skincare - eczemakids.com

15 Apr 2025

Medical Mom's Guide to Eczema and Advocating for Your Child's Health - eczemakids.com

18 Feb 2025

Eczema Root Cause

29 Jan 2025

Holistic Eczema Treatments From A Dermatologist

08 Oct 2024

Why is My Child's Eczema Getting Worse?

23 Sep 2024

Eczema Not Healing? Here’s What You’re Missing

16 Sep 2024

Why Your Child's Eczema Isn't Getting Better

03 Sep 2024

Are Your Child's Favorite Toys Full Of Hidden Dangers?

Are your child’s favorite toys hiding dangerous chemicals? Responding to a listener’s question, Andra covers the toxins to avoid (BPAs, phthalates, lead and more), the safest toy and craft materials, and brands to trust for kids with eczema.

09 Jul 2024

Safe and Non-Toxic Home Materials for Kids

Andrew Pace of The Green Design Center joins the podcast to explain how to create a safer, non-toxic home for kids with eczema. He covers greenwashing, flooring and bedding, air and water filters, EMFs and mold testing, plus a six-step action plan.

25 Jun 2024

Building Resilience in the Face of Eczema

Sandra Beck, a single mom with two sons on the spectrum and a cancer survivor, shares how to build resilience in kids living in itchy, uncomfortable skin. Learn her tips on staying composed, seeking support, coping practically and showing your kids your own struggles

10 Jun 2024

Why Does Eczema Happen?

Why does eczema happen? Andra shares the underlying truth: inherited exposures and gut dysbiosis that tip the system into autoimmunity. She also shares her own story of exhaustion and the roadmap that helps families heal eczema for good.  

07 May 2024

Expert Parenting Tips for Healthy Skin

Early childhood educator Cara Tyrrell shares expert parenting tips for smoother transitions, the five executive functions kids need to thrive, and how to raise resilient, confident kids, including those living with eczema.

23 Apr 2024

Reducing Screen Time For Kids

Cozy winter days make the TV hard to resist, especially when you’re exhausted from caring for an itchy, restless child. Learn what screen time does to kids’ brains, why turning it off sparks meltdowns, and eight screen-free ideas that give you a break.

26 Mar 2024

Manage Eczema and Prevent Flares by Addressing this Key Body System

Want natural eczema solutions but need help? Join the Clear Skin Kids Group Coaching Program, save 15% on Satic Shield Technology with code “eczemakids”, and join our Natural Eczema Solutions For Kids Facebook Group.

31 Oct 2023

Does Decision Fatigue Impact Childhood Eczema Care?

Caring for a child with eczema means making endless decisions, and decision fatigue can wear down your willpower. Andra shares four simple tips to cut decisions, rest, follow a plan, and find community.

25 Jul 2023

Are Your Kids Too Tired to Sleep?

13 May 2018

Consistently Create Anti-Inflammatory Meals For Your Family

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13 May 2018

Mold and Eczema

Mold and eczema may be more connected than many parents realize. In this episode, Andra McHugh talks with mold expert John Bohde about hidden mold, indoor air quality, and what families can do when eczema won’t improve.

14 Mar 2026

Cotton Diapers for Eczema: What's Really Safe for Baby's Skin? | eczemakids.com

14 Feb 2026

Dreading the Post-Halloween Flare?

15 Jan 2026

Mother-In-Law, Will You Please Stop Wearing That Perfume?

15 Jan 2026

Unstoppable Itch? Constipation? Teething Woes? Cloth Diaper Questions?

15 Jan 2026

Are You Exhausted? Mentally, Emotionally and Physically?

15 Jan 2026

Thrifty, Green, Simple Eczema Relief

15 Jan 2026

How to Protect Your Kids From Dirty Electricity and EMF's

15 Jan 2026

Exhausted Parents Guide to EMF Exposure

15 Jan 2026

The Root Cause of Your Kid’s Eczema

15 Jan 2026

Swimming and Eczema

15 Jan 2026

Is Your Child’s Eczema Really a Mold and Toxin Problem? A Chinese Medicine Deep Dive - eczemakids.com

Ever felt like your child's eczema doesn't make sense, no matter how clean you're living? A Chinese medicine lens can actually explain it. In this episode, Dr. Ashley Beckman breaks down why heat, mold and toxin load show up so often together in kids with eczema... and what you can start checking for at home today.

07 Jan 2026

15 Eczema-Safe Halloween Tips for Kids With Sensitive Skin - eczemakids.com

18 Oct 2025

Summer Eczema Flare? - eczemakids.com

15 Jul 2025

Why Is My Child Still So Itchy? - eczemakids.com

19 Jun 2025

Best Sunscreen for Eczema - eczemakids.com

05 Jun 2025

Holiday Eczema

24 Dec 2024

Why Does Eczema Get Worse in Winter?

10 Dec 2024

How to Help Kids with Eczema Sleep Better

25 Nov 2024

How to Help Your Child Heal Naturally

14 Oct 2024

Safe Cleaning Products For School and Daycare

12 Aug 2024

Chemical-Free Pest Control and Weed Solutions

Create a safe, fun, eczema-safe backyard for your kids. Andra explains why glyphosate and pest control sprays are a problem, then shares natural, affordable lawn care, DIY weed killers and non-toxic bug control that keep your yard lush and your kids safe.

15 Jul 2024

How To Cultivate Eczema Freedom

Eczema freedom is possible. Andra shares the milestones that fueled her family’s healing, from clear skin at a picnic to pain-free swimming. She also explains why you can’t afford to delay healing your child and how a clear plan gets you there.

02 Jul 2024

The Best Sunscreen For Eczema-Prone Skin

Licensed esthetician Lindsey Holder joins the podcast to talk eczema-friendly sunscreen, red light therapy and protecting the skin barrier. She also shares her toddler’s results with the Eczema Kids Skin Comfort Trio and why she’s trying seasonal eating.

04 Jun 2024

Eczema Triggers and Irritants

Eczema triggers and irritants can hide in everyday products, foods, and environments. Learn how to spot them, make informed choices, and use practical daily strategies to protect your child’s eczema-prone skin.

30 Jan 2024

How to Identify Eczema Triggers

Eczema care gets harder in a world full of chemical-laden products and conflicting advice. Andra shares how to spot eczema triggers, challenge societal norms, make informed choices, and build a supportive community, plus practical daily strategies.

19 Dec 2023

5 Tips for Creating a Skin-Friendly Home

Five reversible changes can make your home more eczema-safe, even in a rental. Andra shares how her family handled pantry storage, lighting, EMF, a communication station, and drinking water.

12 Sep 2023

Should You Rehome Your Pet Due to Your Child’s Eczema?

Listen in as Andra talks with Jodi Scott about healing eczema in little ones, and find natural support for your child’s skin.

18 Jul 2023

Is School or Daycare Triggering Your Kid’s Eczema?

13 May 2018