With children at home over the coming weeks and the NHS overwhelmed, many families are likely to be worried about their child having a serious accident. To help you, here at CAPT we focus on the accidents that are the most serious and the easiest to prevent. **Includes free quiz downloads and activity sheets** Read more
With people staying at home and our hospitals under enormous pressure, it's more important than ever to prevent injuries from happening. Be particularly aware of sweet items such as mini eggs around Easter time. Article includes free finger food download. Read more
There are bloggers, vloggers, influencers, celeb Mums, self-proclaimed parenting experts, Facebook groups, Whatsapp chat and instafamilies all telling us how to parent! Child Safety Week aims to be the voice of reason so safety makes sense to families. Read more
Last year, according to the Fire Kills campaign, last year, 248 people lost their lives due to a fire at home. Many of these could have been prevented. Did you know that you’re 8 times more likely to survive a fire in your home if you have working smoke alarms? Read more
The Lullaby Trust’s national awareness campaign takes place 9th-15th March 2020 and the focus is on surviving sleep deprivation. Read more
As the Met office updates it weather warnings due to heavy snow, strong gales and intense rain on their way, it is worth reminding ourselves of the seasonal risks to child safety at this time of year. Read more
With the weather so far and all predictions pointing to another thermometer breaking winter, we must remind ourselves and others of the hazards of screenwash and anti-freeze. Read more
Visibility is a key issue all year round, all day round, whether children are walking or on their bike. However, over the winter months, it is especially important as the school day can start and end in twilight. Read more
If a curling wand or new hair straighteners were on the top of your Christmas list this year, you may be feeling beautiful and bouncy. But, beware straighteners and wands can get as hot as your iron and stay hot even after they’re switched off. Read more
Everything is a toy when children are little. With all the excitement and busyness, it’s easy for little hands to find things that are dangerous. Read more
We’ve more choice for Christmas shopping than ever before, with Black Friday deals and bargains galore. But do we know if they’re safe, can we be sure? Might those bargains bring more than we bargained for? Read more
Fireman Sam and CAPT – UK’s leading charity for reduction of accidents and injuries to children – today publish the most up-to-date information for children around Halloween and Bonfire night safety. Read more
Keep yourself and your children safe this Hallowe'en by following our top tips. This advice will help you and your children to buy safe costumes, trick or treat safely and enjoy Hallowe'en. Read more
30 babies and toddlers go to the hospital with a hot drink burn every day, show latest statistics released on National Burn Awareness Day. Read more
Fast boil kettles, fast heating straighteners and hobs - how did we manage without them? But not so good for babies and small children. Read more