Baby's first months: baby slings

Slings are a great option when a buggy or pram isn’t convenient and holding baby is becoming tiring. However, it is essential that baby slings are used correctly - if they aren’t the results can be cat…

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Baby's first months: hot drink scalds

Sadly more than 300 children are taken to hospital every week following a scald by a hot drink. The majority of these children (around 90%) are under the age of two. A baby’s skin is around 15 times t…

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How to be prepared for an emergency

Although we recommend that parents, family members and childcare professionals undertake first aid training, preventing accidents in the first place is preferable. Of course, whether as childcare…

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Baby's first months: thinking about safety gates

We recently looked at how to prevent falls by babies and young children. A major concern for many parents are falls down stairs, either because baby is at the top and falls down or because baby has…

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Baby's first months: falls

NHS UK state that falls are the most common type of accident in the home, accounting for 44% of all childhood injuries. About 10 children in the UK die each year as a result of falling from…

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New from To Baby and Beyond: AED (defibrillator) and CPR training

Did you know that a lay person or first aider performing effective CPR can improve the chances of patient survival by up to 20%? This combined with the use of an External Automated Defibrillator…

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Summer time swimming: be prepared!

With sunnier and warmer weather (we hope!) comes the added appeal of taking a dip in the nearest water. Most children learn to swim in the relative safety of a swimming pool so while they may be able…

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