first aid

Here’s everything you need to have on hand Accidents happen, especially when there are little ones running around over the Summer holidays. That’s why you always need to be prepared for the cuts and the bruises of everyday playtime. Many people don’t know what they should have in their first aid kits, but don’t worry, […]

3 years ago

It’s almost that time of the year again. As summer hits and temperatures rise, it’s important that we are prepared when children ask to go the beach, the lake or to swim in the backyard pool. Although swimming is the best fun and amazing on a summers day, water is very dangerous. So, we should […]

3 years ago

There’s nothing as frightening as your child choking. When you’re the parent of a baby this can be particularly scary as they can’t communicate to you if they’re in trouble or run to you like an older child. When my daughter was younger I wrote about having to help my baby when she started to […]

4 years ago

We’ve all got a biro in our home. Most live in the junk drawer and of course, you can never find one when you need it. When you’ve been jotting away you probably noticed that most pen lids have a hole in the top of them. I know when I was in school most people […]

5 years ago

Mary described how a man “came out of nowhere” to help her son. An Irish mother has publicly thanked the man who saved her son from choking at a McDonald’s last week. Mary Bryne called Gabriel McKenna her “guardian angel” after he leapt into action to help her son as he started choking outside the […]

5 years ago

Watching your child fight to breathe is every parent’s worst nightmare. Over the weekend this is exactly what happened to me when my nine-month-old starting to choke and gasp for air. It happened in a blink of an eye. One moment she was contently playing on the floor and the next thing I knew she […]

7 years ago