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Safer Internet Day
Feb 5, 2013
Internet safety is crucial for our children who, according to recent research from the UK Safer Internet Centre, want to be able to use the internet safely and responsibly. Take the Connect with Respect quiz to test your internet safety know-how and visit the website for help and advice.
Safe cycling for children
Jan 14, 2013
The Sustrans’ School Travel projects enable thousands of children to travel to school actively and safely through practical and educational measures. The aim is to ensure that pupils enjoy the benefits of walking and cycling to school whilst staying safe. These tips help ensure safety for child – and adult – cyclists.
Free Range Kids Campaign
Nov 13, 2012
Survey reveals that more than half parents questioned believe that lowering speed limits would help children exercise more.
Keep children safe online
Sep 8, 2012
Andrew Wild, chief security officer of cybersecurity company Qualys, offers these top tips for parents to share with their children and keep them safe online.
Britax TRIFIX - their safest car seat yet
May 16, 2012
In a league of its own, the new sleekly designed TRIFIX seat is universally approved for use in any car with ISOFIX and Top Tether anchorage points. TRIFIX is the first seat to feature a revolutionary ISOFIX + installation system providing complete and unrivalled protection for your little one. Harriet Coates tried it out for
Parenting Without Tears
.
Safer Internet Day 2012
Feb 7, 2012
Safer Internet Day calls on families to discover the digital world together. The UK Safer Internet Centre
is a partnership of three leading charitable organisations,
Childnet International, the
South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) and the
Internet Watch Foundation
(IWF). Take the Internet safety IQ test to see how clued up you and your children are.
Inflatable Car Booster Seat - BubbleBum v2
Nov 4, 2011
Having a travel booster seat has made life easier for Hazel Bothma who tested out the award-winning Bubblebum (v2) inflatable car seat for PWT.
BRITAX Jockey Comfort – child bike seat
Aug 6, 2011
Have child, will travel. Olivia Coates has been trying out the BRITAX Jockey Comfort child bike seat and as you can imagine from a company which prides itself on safety and comfort, this seat rates highly on both scores.
National Water Safety Awareness Week
Jun 18, 2011
The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) has announced that !8 to 25 June 2011 is the first ever National Water Safety Awareness Week. The week will highlight the importance of staying safe in, on and around water and will celebrate the fantastic work that life saving clubs up and down the country are doing. Plus
Parenting Without Tears
has top water safety tips from RLSS UK.
Tippitoes Extendable Non-Trip Safety Gate
Apr 13, 2011
Safety gates can sometimes be a hazard in themselves if you have to step over the base – especially for the elderly and infirm. Anne Coates reviews the Tippitoes Extendable Non-Trip Safety Gate.
Choosing car seats – top tips from Mark Bennett
Mar 12, 2011
Nearly 70 per cent of parents still don't realise that their child seat may be fitted incorrectly. The best possible protection is only provided if you select the right system for your child and car and if all regulations and instructions for fitting the child car seats are properly compiled with and if the child itself is fastened into the seat correctly. Mark Bennett, Britax's Safety Expert, give his top tips for finding your perfect car seat.
First Aid training
Feb 7, 2011
Everyone should know some basic first aid and although we can get lots of useful information from books nothing beats a hands-on training course. Anne Coates attended a Basic First Aid and Emergency Life Support course run by St John Ambulance.
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