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Hello again! If you’ve been with us from the start, you’ll know this is the seventh and final entry in a series of blogs inspired by Child Safety Week 2024. They're dedicated to helping families build confidence and skills in managing the real risks to children’s safety.

Child Safety Week 2024 is almost over, but safety around your baby and toddler should be practiced 24/7/365. That’s why we’ve put together a series of blogs to help you identify the dangers in everyday, seemingly normal situations, and what you can do to ensure your family are safe around them.

Welcome back to our series of blogs to celebrate Child Safety Week in the UK! The Child Accident Prevention Trust is the only UK charity to focus on preventing death and serious injury to children from avoidable accidents, so we’re doing everything we can to spread the word about this worthy cause.

Thursday the 6th of June 2024, marks Day Four of The Child Accident Prevention Trust’s Child Safety Week event. We’ve been trying to make their message of preventing death and serious injury to children from avoidable accidents reach as many people as possible with a series of blogs recommending different safety measures you can put in place inexpensively.

We’ve already discussed car seat and sleep safety measures in our Child Safety Week coverage, and in this edition, we’ll be going over something that's often overlooked: safeguarding in the home.

What cost-effective safety measures can you implement to create a secure environment for your little ones to explore and play safely?

From the 3rd to the 9th of June, it's Child Safety Week; Child Accident Prevent Trust’s annual event to make us more aware of everyday situations that are potentially dangerous for our children and how to mitigate the risks.

Today, we're addressing a topic close to every parent's heart: ensuring your baby sleeps safely. Creating a safe sleep environment is crucial for reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and promoting healthy sleep habits for your little one, so let’s explore what you can do to keep your baby sleeping soundly and as safe as can be.

The 3rd–9th of June sees the return of the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual Child Safety Week campaign. Designed to help build confidence and skills in managing risks where children are concerned, it’s helped countless families over the years, and there are lots of free resources to help get you started.

When I found out I was pregnant with my first child I cried, I think this was part happiness and part reality of being responsible for another human being.  I didn’t really have any issues throughout the pregnancy, I know I was one of the lucky ones, and it was an amazing experience to go through, especially hearing that heartbeat for the first time and seeing the scan picture on screen.

How anxious should you be about leaving your baby with someone other than you? The answer, not as anxious as you think!

When is it ok to leave your baby with someone else? The experts from My First FIve Years explain...