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- What should children eat?
- The single most important child safety measure since the invention of the car seat
- Who would think a grape could be harmful to a child?
- 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
- 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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We should all know by now that cycle helmets save children’s lives and prevent serious injury. However 82% of children under 15 years don’t where cycle helmets. This reality is set against the fact that properly worn helmets reduce the risk of head injury by 85% and the risk of brain injury by almost 90%. So why don’t they wear them? The overwhelming reason in both boys and girls is appearance and much more so with boys – they don’t look cool. Designers are trying to overcome this but success is more likely if peer groups in popular culture are seen wearing them.
Another important put-off is comfort and poor fit. The range of sizes is often poor. Helpful as always the Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust have come up with the ‘Five S’s’ on how to wear a helmet:
• Standards – ensure the helmet has the required safety standard; BS EN 1078
• Senses – ensure the helmet allows full vision and does not cover the ears
• Snug fit – read the instructions that come with your helmet to ensure a secure fit
• Squarely positioned – ensure the helmet covers your forehead and does not tilt back
• Secure straps – there should be no slack and adjusted properly each time the helmet is worn.
In Australia cycle helmets were made compulsory in 1991 which in some areas decreased deaths and injuries by 50%. Although the BMA has called for a campaign to promote the use of helmets it has not gone as far as to support the compulsory wearing of helmets through legislation. They say that ‘most fatal accidents happen in collisions with cars…helmets cannot protect against any impact of more that 13mph’. However the BHIT report that 90% of child cycle accidents occur off road. The BMA go on to say that the health benefits of cycling are likely to out weigh the loss of life through accidents and trying to force people to wear them would deter many from taking the fitter way of travel.
Which ever way the political arguments are positioned it does seem strange that it is only motor cycle riders that are compelled to where head protection on the roads and not cyclists, horse riders, trap drivers and open top car drivers.
The facts are that the under 16s account for 60% of those attending A&E departments for bicycle related injuries and that 11-15 year olds are at greatest risk of sever injury/death (DETR 1998) and that the wearing of properly fitted cycle helmets reduces head injury by 85%.
So the message is: make sure the ‘cap’ fits – lets get our children into helmets.
Contacts:
Childalert: 07973 215 407
info@childalert.co.uk
www.childalert.co.uk
Bicycle Helmet Initiative Trust: 01189 752 994
BHIT@dial.pipex.com
www.bhit.org
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