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Childhood, children, community, emergency, First Aid, Parents, prevention, Sickness

First aid: when is the right time to teach children

Kids doing resuscitation training on medical dummy during first aid course

Parents often ask me when they should start teaching their children first aid. Everyone that knows me, knows that I believe that first aid is a fundamental life skill. As I look at how my children (aged 7 and 9…

Karyn
April 15, 2018

Childhood, children, emergency, Parents, prevention, Sickness

Breathing symptoms: the subtle signs to watch for

Mother checking temperature and breathing of her sick child

Over the last few weeks my family has been battling the usual “change of season” colds, viruses, heavy breathing and coughs. The fluctuating temperatures can be a trigger for young, sensitive airways and for those with Asthma. All too often…

Karyn
March 20, 2018