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Babyproof your garden
If you're lucky enough to have a yard, it will offer your child a chance to enjoy being outdoors and explore a new environment. However, yards can pose a number of hazards to small children, . . .
Basic first aid
As a parent, it can be essential to know basic first aid.
First aid kit
It’s essential to have a first aid kit at home, stocked with all the things you’ll need to treat minor injuries such as grazes and burns. Here’s a list of things you might want to incl . . .
Insect bites and stings
It can be very upsetting for your child if an insect bites her, but rest assured most insects cause no harm and apart from an aversion to creepy crawlies your child should be fine with a little distra . . .
Hives
Hives are also known as urticaria, and develop when your child’s skin comes into contact with allergens such as insect venom, stinging nettles, pets and food (the main culprits are peanuts; eg . . .
Head lice
Head lice are tiny sesame-seed sized insects that live on hair and feed on blood from the scalp.
Although they aren’t dangerous and don’t spread germs, their bites can become inflame . . .
Bites and scratches
All children experience bites and scratches at some point, whether it’s while playing with the family dog or during playground scuffles. Most animal, human or insect bites are not harmful, but should . . .
Anaphylactic shock and allergic reactions
Anaphylactic shock is a rapid and severe allergic reaction that occurs when your baby or child’s immune system responds to a harmless substance as if it were a foreign body, by attacking it an . . .
Allergies
Allergies occur because your child develops a sensitivity to a particular allergen – it may be pollen, dust mites, pet dander or food.
After her first encounter with the allergen in . . .
Vaccinations when pregnant
It is often suggested if you are going to travel while pregnant, to go somewhere that does not require vaccinations.