Home Safety
Once your little one starts walking, suddenly everything becomes a little adventure from shelves and drawers to tabletops and tiny corners just waiting to be explored! We know life can be busy and things can feel a bit pressured, but taking a little time to childproof your home can prevent accidents before they happen.
Have a look at our handy tips to help keep your curious explorer safe and if you have any tips of your own, we’d love for you to share them so we can all work together to keep our children safe!
Read tips for childproofing your home and keeping your child safe around the house here:
https://www.rospa.com/home-safety/advice/accidents-to-children/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/baby-safety-tips/
Road Safety
By setting a good example, we play a key role in keeping our children safe and helping them develop road and traffic awareness. It’s really important for us to be aware and understand the serious risks, because even small steps can prevent accidents before they happen.
Take a look at these links for practical guidance on teaching our children about road safety and building lifelong safe habits:
http://www.brake.org.uk/info-and-resources/resources/guide-to-teaching-road-safety
Online Safety
Who uses social media? Probably most of us! Sadly, there are people out there who spend time looking through the internet, including social media accounts, to try to cause harm to people including you, your children and your family. There are some important steps you should take to keep safe whilst using social media. Please click on the links to find support for the social media platform you use.
Many countries across the world are making it law that you need to be over 16 to access social media, however the UK haven’t taken this approach just yet.
Here are a couple of links with further information on how to keep your child safe on the Internet:
https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/esafety-leaflets-resources/
https://www.policedsc.com/security-advice/safeguarding
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The Right Car Seat
A car seat is a legal requirement if you want to take your child on the road. Government guidance says children must use a car seat until they’re 12 years old or 135cm tall, whichever comes first. After that, they must use seat belts. Here is a link with more information on keeping your child safe in the car:
https://www.gocompare.com/car-insurance/car-seats-and-child-safety-in-the-car/
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