Health and Safety in General

When nearly 6 years ago we had our first child everyone had said to me about safety items but i though no we wont need any of them and boy was i wrong. My first child wasnt too bad she wasnt realy a messer who got into everything so my safety items purchased with her were two safety gates to go on the stairs one at the top the other at the bottom to stop her being able to fall down the stairs, i think these are a must for any parent with a stair case. I purchased door stoppers which are c shaped pieces of rubber that fit around the door to stop her being able to get her fingers caught in the door which worked brilliantly. Then arrived my second ...  Read the complete review

There are so many practical ways that you can make your house safe for little toddlers and some of them are mostly common sense however it is always a good idea to get another pair of eyes into the house as they will se things that you are used to and so do not see the risk, when I was having my niece over to stay for the very first time I was paranoid about making sure the house was safe for her as she was at the crawling into everything stage and you had to watch her like a hawk. The first thing that I did was to get safety plugs installed in all the sockets so little fingers could not get into places they should not. I then removed all of the cleaning stuff ...  Read the complete review

Self harm... what DO you do when your child - or someone you know self harms? Well...you have a right to be upset. But it's worth understanding a few things first. Firstly don't take away their ability to self-harm. They will always find a way to self harm if and when they need to. By taking away all knives, scissors, bleach etc you may just make them feel more miserable and isolated. Not only this but you are taking away from them the one thing that stops them feeling stressed - which may make them even more likely to self harm again. Next tell them that you will support and help them as much as you can (or ideally get a ...  Read the complete review

Health and safety where children are concerned is paramount. I have a one year old son, who has been walking for the past month. Obviously as he gets his legs used to the walking, or his legs get tired, he falls over alot. I have had alot of near missed. I thought that my house was relatively safe for him, but, alas no. I have attached cupboard door locks in the kitchen, and baby gates are a definate great investment!! I put a baby gate at the bottom of our stairs, but the best buy was a baby gate I found in the Next directory. Our downstairs is all open plan, which my boy loved as he could get to anywhere. The archway into our kitchen is too wide for a standard baby ...  Read the complete review

Any one with a baby knows how expensive the baby wipes can get. It is possible to make your own which can be better than some of the wipes on the market. It also saves a bit of money. I am an American so I do not know what type of product brands you have in your area. I also converted measures as closely as I could for the metric system. First you need a roll of paper towels Bounty or Brawny are the best that I have used. I mostly use the Bounty Select-a-size. You also need your favorite liquid bath soap, I prefer Baby Magic Baby bath. Also white vinegar, baby oil and water are needed. You need a container to store the wipes in. I use a margarine container ...  Read the complete review