As a parent, the most terrifying prospect that you may have to face is the possibility of your child getting hurt. It’s something no parent wants to have to go through, and it’s why many parents take drastic action to keep their little ones out of harm’s way. However, some circumstances are out of your…
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Practical Advice to Keep Your Children Mobile Safe at School
Read moreGeneration Z Generation Z has been a pretty hot topic at the moment. For those unfamiliar with the term, Generation Z refers to 16-22 year old’s. Recent research carried out for Newsbeat found that older generations believe today’s youth are lazy, selfish and addicted to social media. As a mum and step-mum, I have to…
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Keeping children safe online in 2017
Read moreThe world has changed a lot since I was a child. Back then it was all about MSN messenger and MySpace. Gone are the days of children playing happily outdoors, as it seems more and more children are opting to spend their free time glued to their smart phones, tablets and laptops. The worrying thing…
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Essential Car Safety Checks for Long Journeys
Read moreAs winter approaches it’s an important time of year to think about how safe your car is. This is even more important if you’re planning a long car journey. We all remember being shown how to check the oil in our car, top up the screen wash and check the water level, but what about…
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Teaching children about road safety
Read moreOne of my biggest fears as a parent is that my children get hurt. Whether that be from a fall, from another child, by accident or from not knowing how to cross the road safely. That last one, is a biggie for me. I think it’s so important that we as parents teach our children…
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The Importance of Safety in the Sun this Summer
Read moreI recently read an article online about how a school boy returned from a school trip with really bad sunburn, and it really got me thinking about how important it is to stay safe in the sun. As a mum of twin girls who are just five years old, I’m always super careful about how long…
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All Aboard The Safety Car
Read moreFlickr Picture It’s great fun heading on a trip with the kids, but you have to make sure that the car is safe for your family on the road. This is fairly easy to do, and it is worth knowing the right steps here. The roads can be a dangerous place, and you don’t want…
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Car Safety Tips for Travelling with Kids
Read moreWith new changes in the laws regarding car seats for children I thought now would be a good time to address this, along with some other car safety tips when travelling with children. The new child car seat laws mean that manufacturers aren’t allowed to introduce new models of backless booster seats for children shorter than 125cm or…
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Road Safety Week
Read moreThe 21st-28th November is Road Safety Week. The reason I decided to write about this is because all too often I see videos across social media of children running out onto the road, in front of cars. Sadly it’s something I’ve seen happen all too often in real life too. For as long as I…