Nappy Sacks Warning The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are warning parents/carers that nappy sacks can kill small babies. They naturally grasp things and pull them to their mouths, but then find it difficult to let go. Flimsy nappy sacks can easily cling to a baby’s face as they breathe in and can cause suffocation […]
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Know the Top 5 Preventable Accidents to Under 5’s The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are highlighting to parents/carers the 5 most serious accidents to happen to under 5’s at home, are fortunately some of the easiest to prevent. They have provided the following tops tips and guidance and resources to help families learn how: […]
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Water Safety – Be Water Wise This Summer Water safety is important throughout the year, but more so as the weather starts to get warmer and more children are tempted to swim/play in open water sites. Drowning accidents are especially high in the summer months and over the last few years, there has been too […]
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Shocking Rise in the Sextortion of Children In the first 6 months of 2023, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) received more reports involving ‘sextortion’ than in the whole of 2022 – a 257% increase. Older teens (14-17 years old) are the most at risk, with boys being targeted most often. Sexually coerced extortion, or “sextortion” […]
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