Answer: collodial oatmeal baths nightly(oilated Aveeno)or use sofsyn bath oil nightly warm not hot water.. if you can't find that, ask the pharmacist for one that does not contain perfumes....you do not want doak oil, that is for psoriasis...pat them dry, rub them down with vaselinegive them a antihistamine a couple times dily, stick to the directions on the bottle...., it stops them from itching and keeps their little fingers off the eczema, scratching it and getting it infected.. it will also calm them down a bit....get them on a diet of fresh fruit, veggies, no sugar, white cheese only, no white flour only whole wheat items like bread, pasta, tortillas, etc...., chicken, off fast food and deep fried food and there should be no excessive milk drinking, do not cook their stuff in the microwave and try not to fry their food.. bake it or bbq it....they should be drinking lots of water and get them out in the fresh air and doing things like walking, bike riding...use only baby shapoo on their hair if the scalp is involved...use the steroid creams on the areas that are really bad.they should be wwearing cotton as much as possible, this is important especially for their socks, as synthetics make them sweat and make it worse....if an are is really bad, make a compress with some aveeno powder and warm water and hold it on the spot for 5 min a couple times a day.get rid of the normal soaps in your house and use only oilated soap......if they go swimming, make sure it is not a chlorinated pool, this will cause them problems, if they get wet in a sprinkler, make sure they remove their wet clothes and dry off well, never rub the skin hard, pat it dry.....there are lots of little things that you can do to help them