Child Car Seats: information to help you make the safest choice

Child Car Seats: information to help you make the safest choice

Children are required by law to be safely restrained in car seats when travelling. This jurisdiction applies to children up to the age of 12 or the height of 135 cm – whichever they reach first. Why? Children need car seats because seat belts are designed for adults:...
Four common causes of breathing difficulties in young children 

Four common causes of breathing difficulties in young children 

The season of sniffles Autumn is the prime time for colds, coughs, sneezes and sniffles. As the weather steadily becomes colder and damper, existing breathing issues such as asthma can become unstable and need more careful management. Added to which, infections and...
CPR – How To  Save a Baby’s Life

CPR – How To Save a Baby’s Life

How to Give CPR to a Baby or Child who isn’t Breathing CPR is one of the key areas of first aid that still confuss many people.  What does it mean?  How do you do it?  When is it needed?  As a first aid trainer and trained nurse, I know just how vital those...
Top tips for keeping your children safe around water this summer

Top tips for keeping your children safe around water this summer

When it’s hot outside, there’s nothing better than having a dip in the pool to cool down. Having a swim with your little ones is not only be great exercise, it is great fun and a real bonding experience.  As fun as it can be though, water can also be dangerous, so you...
Button Batteries: Why They’re so Dangerous

Button Batteries: Why They’re so Dangerous

Button batteries and lithium coin batteries are the small, round batteries you find in toys, cards, watches, key fobs, calculators, hearing aids and lots of other everyday objects. They appear to be pretty harmless and you would think that if they were swallowed,...