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- New Arrival
- Discipline / Firm Love
- Motivating Children or...how not to be a pushy parent
- Talk, talk and talk some more
- Will the job or the children come first most of the time?
- Drugs - The greatest fear of many parents PART 1
- Drugs - The greatest fear of many parents PART 2
- Is your school girl-friendly?
- I call this family to order!
- Discipline down the decades
- Is your school boy-friendly?
- Embarrassing parents take the biscuit
- Making bedtime easier
- Why am I so angry?
- School’s out – entertainment’s in
- Parents putting child road safety at risk
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- Does Your Child Have a Hidden Disability?
- But I waaaaaant it ?.. nowwwww!
- Parents urged to THINK! Safety when buying a bike
- Raising girls – 5 big questions
- Survey of London parents paints powerful picture
- What every child wish their parents knew
- Children and the mobile phone! - an addiction, a necessity or just fun?
- Mobile phones could threaten our children's health
- Teenage eating disorders could be triggered in the first few years of life
- Parents concerned about reported side effects of new meningitis vaccine
- Horses for courses - why a child’s position in the family influences future career choices
- The cause of Cot Death and how to prevent it
- Spott: Cot Deaths of Maori twins entirely preventable
- Choosing child care
- Child pop star teams up with minister to warn children of road safety dangers
- Crawlers launches new baby and toddler knee protection
- Kids Talk - extra security for children
- Community Alerts launches national registration campaign
- Home Childcare - Now more affordable than ever
- Nanny tax break for middle class excludes nannies
- Lead Test - home analysis services
- The device which turns your mobile phone into a baby monitor
- Help your child to succeed
All parents want their child to succeed, but few know how they can best help. The result is Help your child to succeed; the essential guide for parents, published recently and already a best seller through bookshops and schools ...continued
- Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation competition
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation have put together a fantastic competition for children aged 10-14 as part of their StoryQuest festival which starts on Thursday 30th September.
Children have the chance of having their story read out on BBC Radi
- Mum has paint removed from home after fears lead could harm children
A Worried mother is taking steps to have lead removed from her home after discovering it can reduce children's IQs by up to 30%...click headline for more
- New campaign asks you to 'give life, give hope' to those with fertility problems.
The Department of Health today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness about the need for egg and sperm donation. The campaign encourages men and women to donate sperm and eggs in order to ‘Give Life, Give Hope’ to the thousands of couples who h
- Warning: working long hours can damage your health!
It’s time to change the way we live and work
A new Working Families’ report shows that the way we work today means many parents don’t eat healthily or take regular exercise. Half of the parents surveyed for Time, Health and the Family: What Working Fam
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
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You probably thought swinging children around by their arms can be fun – think again! This is the story of how an innocent game turned out to have disastrous results.
A Mother’s Story:
You wouldn’t think swinging your child around could cause serious damage. I was playing with my two-year-old daughter, Hannah, in the garden and swinging her around by her hands – a game I played when I was little and a game many parents play with their children.
Suddenly I felt her arm twist and heard a slight cracking noise, I immediately put her down, but it was obvious she was in a lot of pain. I rushed her to hospital, but the Doctor was reluctant to x-ray her arm as it was felt it was unlikely Hannah had broken or fractured it. In fact after a consultation it appeared her elbow joint had slightly dislocated.
Apparently this is one of the most common injuries to small children, before they reach two years of age, as their joints are still cartilage and many are still growing. The elbow joint is particularly vulnerable, as it is still small enough to slip 'out'.
Hannah’s arm was put in a sling and she was given Calpol to ease the pain. The Doctor told me her arm would work its way back of its own accord. It took just a day for her arm to slip back, however I had a terrible shock when about six months later we were out shopping and Hannah had sat down on the floor in the shop. I held her hand to help her get up and it happened again. This was extremely worrying as I started to wonder if she was going to have a permanent weakness there. I visited my doctor who assured me it was just one of those things. He then proceeded to twist her arm slightly and it popped back in.
Although children’s arms are strong enough to support their weight after a certain age - I still won’t swing her around even now!
Childalert Expert and GP, Dr Evans comments: "This is a very common occurrence and cases like this are presented to me far more regularly than I’d like. Parents and childcares must be careful when playing games with children – even the most innocent games can have the most serious consequences."
Childalert encourages parents and childcares to forward their experiences so that other parents/carers can learn from the stories told. Learning by others experiences can often prevent an accident from happening.
Case Studies can either be posted to P O Box 29961, London SW6 6FT or emailed to Marketing@childalert.co.uk
www.childalert.co.uk offers an information and advice service to all that are concerned with parenting issues of any kind. Visit the A-Z of Parenting on the www.childalert.co.uk to find out more
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