Your child is protected by safety laws that require that everything sold is reasonably safe. Manufacturers, importers and Trading Standards Officers together spend millions of pounds each year making sure…
If you have a smoke detector alarm in your house but have taken the batteries out because the toaster kept setting it off then consider this: you’re twice as likely…
You have to put yourself back into a child’s mind to understand what hazards there might be in your home for falling. A small step out onto a patio for…
Children’s parties at home can be frenetic and stressful, especially as you are no longer just responsible for your child – you are also temporarily responsible for the safety and…
Poisonous fumes and gases are dangerous because they are invisible. You can’t trip over them and you can’t lock them away. In your home, things you take for granted may…
Grazed knees and elbows are a part of growing up, as the older children become, the more their curiosity gets them into scrapes. As their confidence and abilities develop, the…
While your toddler may seem to have a strong and wilful personality, they are still small, vulnerable people. This is especially true now that they are able to get around…
From the age of five, children are absorbing a lot more detailed and specific information but they are also able to put it into a context and make logical links…
Play is a vital part of child development and while safer than ever before, as parents we should remain vigilant about hidden hazards posed by toys on store shelves. So…
