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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...

Accident Hot Spots: Child aged 2 to 5

While your toddler may seem to have a strong and wilful personality, they are still small, vulnerable people. This is especially true now that...

Accident Hot Spots: Child aged 5+

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...

Aerosol Safety Issues With Kids

Aerosol cans are commonly used as a means of holding and dispensing various products, such as deodorant, hairspray, cleaning products and spray paint. But whilst...

Asthma in Children and Exposure to Dust

Traditional thinking says that to protect your children from developing asthma, you should keep a spotless house. Well, there's good news for...

Baby Walker Safety

During the transition from crawling to walking, babies enjoy anything which they can use to pull themselves up into a standing position. Baby walkers help to serve...

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...

Child Safety Around Hair Straighteners

Safety conscious parents have long been aware of the danger that home gadgets such as irons and electric sockets could pose for young children,...

Children and Safety Around Construction Sites

Children are often keen to explore new areas and may display a natural sense of curiosity for anything new that’s going on. In the case of...

Choosing a Child or Baby Safety Gate

Safety gates are designed to prevent your child falling down the stairs and to stop them having access to selected areas of the home. In general, they range in size from...

Christmas Trees and Lights: Safety Issues

It’s tradition to have a decorated tree with sparkly fairy lights in your house at Christmas and can help produce a magical atmosphere in the...

Falls in the Home and Garden

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 you might cause a...

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...

Preventing Child Finger Door Trapping Accidents

Accidents involving children trapping their fingers in doors are more prevalent than you might think. Every year, according to the Royal Society...

Preventing Electrical Accidents with Children

Electricity can be defined as a form of energy that flows through wires to provide heat and light, and power to machines and, while it is the...

Safety Issues With Home Heating Appliances

Home heating appliances are essential for keeping houses warm and comfortable, especially during the winter. But despite their practical use,...

Safety Marks: What Do They Mean?

Your child is protected by safety laws that require that everything sold is reasonably safe. Manufacturers, importers and Trading Standards Officers together spend...

Smoke Detectors and Fire Safety

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...

Toy Safety for Babies and Children

/a> 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...