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- What should children eat?
- The single most important child safety measure since the invention of the car seat
- Why don’t children wear bicycle helmets?
- Can an escalator be dangerous to children ?
- Cerebral Palsy
- Can childs play be dangerous?
- Bronchiolitis - a surprisingly common disease
- The autopsy revealed that Kevin died from heroine
- Sophie Graham - The inquisitive little girl
- Childalert offer the Autism Spectrum
- Childalert support NAS in raising funds for Autism
- What is Separation Anxiety?
- Poor sight could be failing your children at school
- Coping with children with a nut allergy
- Siblings - the order does mean something
- New Arrival
- Discipline / Firm Love
- Motivating Children or...how not to be a pushy parent
- Talk, talk and talk some more
- Will the job or the children come first most of the time?
- Drugs - The greatest fear of many parents PART 1
- Drugs - The greatest fear of many parents PART 2
- Is your school girl-friendly?
- I call this family to order!
- Discipline down the decades
- Is your school boy-friendly?
- Embarrassing parents take the biscuit
- Making bedtime easier
- Why am I so angry?
- School’s out – entertainment’s in
- Parents putting child road safety at risk
- Children’s rooms
- When and why do children feel stress?
- Does Your Child Have a Hidden Disability?
- But I waaaaaant it ?.. nowwwww!
- Parents urged to THINK! Safety when buying a bike
- Raising girls – 5 big questions
- Survey of London parents paints powerful picture
- What every child wish their parents knew
- Children and the mobile phone! - an addiction, a necessity or just fun?
- Horses for courses - why a child’s position in the family influences future career choices
- The cause of Cot Death and how to prevent it
- Spott: Cot Deaths of Maori twins entirely preventable
- Choosing child care
- Child pop star teams up with minister to warn children of road safety dangers
- Crawlers launches new baby and toddler knee protection
- Kids Talk - extra security for children
- Community Alerts launches national registration campaign
- Home Childcare - Now more affordable than ever
- Nanny tax break for middle class excludes nannies
- Lead Test - home analysis services
- The device which turns your mobile phone into a baby monitor
- Help your child to succeed
All parents want their child to succeed, but few know how they can best help. The result is Help your child to succeed; the essential guide for parents, published recently and already a best seller through bookshops and schools ...continued
- Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation competition
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation have put together a fantastic competition for children aged 10-14 as part of their StoryQuest festival which starts on Thursday 30th September.
Children have the chance of having their story read out on BBC Radi
- Mum has paint removed from home after fears lead could harm children
A Worried mother is taking steps to have lead removed from her home after discovering it can reduce children's IQs by up to 30%...click headline for more
- New campaign asks you to 'give life, give hope' to those with fertility problems.
The Department of Health today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness about the need for egg and sperm donation. The campaign encourages men and women to donate sperm and eggs in order to ‘Give Life, Give Hope’ to the thousands of couples who h
- Warning: working long hours can damage your health!
It’s time to change the way we live and work
A new Working Families’ report shows that the way we work today means many parents don’t eat healthily or take regular exercise. Half of the parents surveyed for Time, Health and the Family: What Working Fam
- Dr Miriam Stoppard on child immunisation
New Research Highlights Mums’ Anxiety Around Immunisation
Younger mums are particularly susceptible to immunisation anxiety. Over half of younger mums worry about child immunisations, compared to just a third of mums aged over 45. Even more worryingly,
- Dr Miriam Stoppard on child immunisation
New Research Highlights Mums’ Anxiety Around Immunisation
Younger mums are particularly susceptible to immunisation anxiety. Over half of younger mums worry about child immunisations, compared to just a third of mums aged over 45. Even more worryingly,
- Dr Miriam Stoppard on child immunisation
New Research Highlights Mums’ Anxiety Around Immunisation
Younger mums are particularly susceptible to immunisation anxiety. Over half of younger mums worry about child immunisations, compared to just a third of mums aged over 45. Even more worryingly,
- Half Term Apple Crumble and Safety in the Kitchen
Child Friendly Apple Crumble
All you need is:
50g butter or margarine
100g plain flour
50g oats
25g sugar
2 eating apples
50g sultanas
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC or gas mark 5
2. Wash and dry yours and your child’s hands, plac
- Half Term Apple Crumble and Safety in the Kitchen
Child Friendly Apple Crumble
All you need is:
50g butter or margarine
100g plain flour
50g oats
25g sugar
2 eating apples
50g sultanas
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC or gas mark 5
2. Wash and dry yours and your child’s hands, plac
- Half Term Apple Crumble and Safety in the Kitchen
Child Friendly Apple Crumble
All you need is:
50g butter or margarine
100g plain flour
50g oats
25g sugar
2 eating apples
50g sultanas
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC or gas mark 5
2. Wash and dry yours and your child’s hands, plac
- Dads – ‘home safety heroes’ or ‘heads in the sand’?
- Dads – ‘home safety heroes’ or ‘heads in the sand’?
- Calling all you Yummy Mummy's
"As a mum of three I ( Patsy Palmer) know how difficult it can be to juggle a hectic schedule, there's always so much to think about and get done, but I also think it is really important to try and make some time for yourself and have some fun.
"That
- Calling all you Yummy Mummy's
"As a mum of three I ( Patsy Palmer) know how difficult it can be to juggle a hectic schedule, there's always so much to think about and get done, but I also think it is really important to try and make some time for yourself and have some fun.
"That
- Calling all you Yummy Mummy's
"As a mum of three I ( Patsy Palmer) know how difficult it can be to juggle a hectic schedule, there's always so much to think about and get done, but I also think it is really important to try and make some time for yourself and have some fun.
"That
- Happy Mother's Day on Sunday 14th March
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, many will be looking to buy their mum something wonderful for that extra special day.
And don't they deserve it!
A recent survey of 1,500 people asked what they appreciated their mums doing for them on a
- Happy Mother's Day on Sunday 14th March
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, many will be looking to buy their mum something wonderful for that extra special day.
And don't they deserve it!
A recent survey of 1,500 people asked what they appreciated their mums doing for them on a
- Happy Mother's Day on Sunday 14th March
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, many will be looking to buy their mum something wonderful for that extra special day.
And don't they deserve it!
A recent survey of 1,500 people asked what they appreciated their mums doing for them on a
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You probably thought that grapes are a good alternative to sweets – think again! This is the story of how an innocent grape became life threatening.
A Mother’s Story:
You wouldn't think that a grape could kill a child. Our 14-month-old boy got a grape lodged in his throat when he gasped with delight at the antics of our cat whilst eating. He stopped breathing and fell unconscious.
Our nanny tried to remove the grape from his air pipe, and her brother, who by chance was there at the time, ended up giving him mouth to mouth resuscitation to keep him alive. Through these efforts Luke revived sufficiently and had enough oxygen supplied to his brain. He was in a serious condition and an ambulance was called.
The doctors eventually removed the grape from his throat in hospital, but my little boy’s lungs had started to collapse. He was critically ill on a life support machine for five days and then on a ventilator for a further agonising five days. We had a nerve-wracking Christmas. But after two weeks in hospital, the best present of all - on New Years Eve, he was allowed to come home.
Within days he resumed walking and then he picked up six new words. To our amazement and relief, he has shown no signs of brain damage and is developing completely normally.
The medical staff who looked after him is astonished that he survived the accident unscathed. They said that it was the prompt first aid he received which saved his life – that and an ambulance being called so quickly, by our nanny and her brother. All my son’s medical reports raised serious doubts about his neurological condition – the first aid prevented the expected brain damage.
Dr Allan Goldman the Paediatric Intensive Care consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital, comments on how giving grapes to young children can cause problems:
"This is now the third patient in two hospitals where children under 33 months have choked on a grape. Our message is to be cautious when feeding toddlers grapes, and if possible to cut them in half. Also I would like to say how delighted we are with this little boys’ outcome and congratulate all the first aid and medical teams who contributed to saving his life."
Childalert encourages parents and child carers to be prepared in First Aid; courses are offered under Safety and the Seminar/Events sections of the Childalert website. Nannyboard – the emergency organiser is a Childalert product providing First Aid reminders on an easy wipe plastic board that can be affixed to any fridge or wall.
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