Article by Feola McCandlish How do you recognise a person who is choking? If someone is choking thet may suddenly become unable to speak, cough, cry and may go quiet. Breathing may sound wheezy or might be absent. Skin may flush, become initially darker or flushed but...
Hi I’m Farah from Daisy First Aid Haringey and Walthamstow We’re staying home, we have our littlest children to engage and entertain, out come the toys! But how can we ensure that playtime is safe, and we have done everything we can to avoid injury to our little...
Spotlight on Car Seat Safety I remember how I felt when I brought my eldest home from hospital just after he was born, that 3-mile car journey was the most terrifying 10 minutes of my life. Hormones definitely played a part, but I just worried about every...
PLEASE NOTE – This is a little hard to watch but the baby is NOT hurt in this video. After chatting to a school mum, I feel this is something that really needs to be highlighted again. Drawers pulled out make very tempting stairs for little ones and can easily...
Where do you keep your washing tablets? If the answer is under your sink then please STOP to read. These wonderfully pretty coloured gems do wonders for getting our littles ones clothes lovely and clean BUT… they can be so incredibly dangerous to babies and...
Children’s dummies (also known as soothers and pacifiers) can be an absolute godsend for some parents. Modern dummies are safe to use, can easily be sterilised and the mouth shield prevents your baby from choking on, or swallowing the teat. It’s possible...
