Safe Kids

Keeping Children Safe at Parties at Home

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…

Hazardous Cleaning Products

If I said to you “name something which produces these symptoms” and then said “Lung and skin irritant. If mixed with chorine, releases toxic chloramine gas. Short-term exposure to chloramine…

Which Garden Plants are Unsafe for Children?

It’s lovely to explore the garden and park with your children, but they do have a tendency to use all their senses to explore – touch, smell, sight, sound and…

Carbon Monoxide and Poisonous Fumes

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…

Food Labelling: What Food is Safe for Children?

If you want to know what you’re buying, then be reassured that in some cases the names of foods we buy, such as chocolate or orange juice, are protected by…

Choosing Safe Childcare

Putting your child into someone else’s care is one of the hardest things a parent has to do. Not just from an emotional point of view but also from the…

Baby and Child Car Seat Safety

We all know that the roads are a hazardous place for children, but how much attention do you pay to what’s going on in your car? According to the Office…

Accident Hot Spots: Baby Under 24 Months

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…

Feeding Your Toddler a Healthly Diet

Once you are past the baby food stage, feeding your toddler can become a bit tricky. Kids at that age are becoming more independent, but teaching them to enjoy a…

DISCOVERY, INFORMATION & GUIDANCE for Kids