Child Safety

Child Safety Ensuring your child grows up safely   As soon as your child is born you are always ensuring it is kept as safe as possible. And no matter what age your child is you still can easily worry about all the potential dangers that they may...

Scalds

Scalds Scalds and young children By Ben Waterworth   While burns amongst children are a serious cause for concern, as parents you should also be wary and vigilant when it comes to your children being scalded by hot items also. While a scald is...

Toddlers

Toddlers Toddlers at 9-18 months By Ben Waterworth   So you've survived the first 9 months of your child's life and now it's time to deal with the next phase: the toddler phase. The toddler phase is a very exciting time for your child as it will...

Pool Safety

Pool Safety Childhood drowning prevention It's an unfortunate fact in Australia but every year we are faced with small children drowning in our swimming pools. It's essential that you follow all relevant safety advice when it comes to your kids to...

Secondary Drowning

Secondary Drowning Beware of Secondary Drowning in Kids! Water often seeps in to the lungs while kids are swimming. Generally, the lungs are able to exhale it out. However, fatigue and other unknown factors can make water little by little to settle...

Fire Safety

Fire Safety Fire Safety and Preventing Burns   Fire is a very dangerous thing, and the fact that your children can be drawn to the magic of fire can be quite a scary thing to overcome. The brightness of fire and the way it moves and reacts can...

Fall Safety

Fall Safety Every year older your child becomes the more likely they are to fall and hurt themselves. These falls can occur from just general clumsiness right through to falls from heights. It's a known statistic that every year a large number of children...

Glass Safety

Glass Safety Safety around Glass in the Home Every single home will no doubt have an abundance of glass and glass windows spread in every room and it's important to note that these glass windows and in some cases doors can provide a great risk to your...

Baby Safety

Baby Safety The first 9 months of your child   The first 9 months of your child's life can be some of the most memorable. It is here when you will see all the first steps for the rest of their life, from talking through to walking. You will no...

Pedestrian Safety

Pedestrian Safety Keeping your child safe around Roads   It is common knowledge to teach our kids to be safe around roads and cars. It is a sad statistic but deaths amongst children are common when the cause can be directly related to being hit...

Child Injury

Child Injury Ten facts about child injuries   Unfortunately for all parents there will come a time in your parental life where you must face the prospect of your child suffering an injury. There are numerous ways this can happen but it's generally...

Choking

Choking By Ben Waterworth   CHOKING FROM FOOD It's a tragic fact but each year more and more children suffocate from swallowing items that are far too small for them and that they place in their mouth. It also happens due to food blocking their...

Home Safety Checklist

Home Safety Checklist Checklist for Home Safety Every single room in your home can present numerous dangers to your children. We have put together a list for you which will allow you to go through each of your rooms and cross off each of these which...

Toy Safety

Toy Safety Children and their toys   All children love toys and generally will love toys right up until they're an adult. It's just common knowledge. But did you know that there are several toys that can be of great harm to your child and potentially...

Poison and Children

Poison and Children Children and Poisons   Although we know that we should keep poison items away from our children at all times, unfortunately sometimes there is no preventing our children from getting access to poisonous material that can seriously...

Playground Safety

Playground Safety Making Playgrounds safe for your child   It's always important to allow your child to play as much as possible and places such as playgrounds and play equipment are great spaces for your child to have fun and develop as they grow....

Dog Safety

Dog Safety Dog Attacks and Children   We see it every year, and it's a sad fact, but children often get attacked by dogs and this can be sometimes fatal. In fact, in Queensland an average of 1200 children are admitted to hospital each year as a...