You cannot help your kids from scratching the affected areas because the itchiness can get too much to bear. You must make sure that their fingernails are always clean and short so that they won t cause any damage on their skin no matter how itchy it is. Other Means When the basic solutions don t work, you must still not give up and try to come up with other plans. Sweating and overheating Sweating and overheating are two most common triggers of the scratch/itch cycle. It can help if you dress up in loose-fitting cotton clothes. Wool and other synthetic fibers can heat you up and they can also feel rough to the touch. A sudden rise in temperature can make you sweat and sudden drops in humidity can dry the skin. This problem is an itch that when scratched, it will develop into rash. The solution to the problem is to make sure that the sufferer won t scratch or at least, avoid scratching the affected parts. It comes in severe forms when the condition is developed during infancy. Children who have this problem may also develop other types of allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis. Genetics and some From their findings, doctors also believe eczema is a genetic defect that results in the abnormality of the barrier function of the skin. In atopic dermatitis, the term atopic is generally used to refer to diseases with tendencies to trigger allergic conditions (asthma, hay fever). From experience, eczema tends to affect infants and young children. The rashes are usually on the face, hands, knees, or feet. On severe cases, the rashes (and itch) affect many other areas. The affected skin usually becomes extremely dry, thickened and scaly. With fair-skinned victims, these areas start with being reddish and turning into brown later. On darker-skinned people, the areas will either become lighter or darker. Dematitis herpetiformis, another form of eczema, can cause itchiness and rashes on various parts of the body. The skin problem is connected usually with celiac disease and is one of its symptoms. It also tends to get worst at night. Usually, dermatitis or eczema is treated with medications like corticosteroids.