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First Aid for Children with Disabilities: Tailoring To Additional Needs

child health, First Aid / By Heidi Young / August 29, 2023

Every child is unique, requiring a distinctive approach to care, love, and guidance. For children with disabilities, this uniqueness extends to their health and safety needs, particularly when it comes to first aid. Traditional first aid techniques might not always be effective or suitable for every child, especially those with physical or cognitive disabilities. This […]

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Child Safety in the Home

Children are born with a ‘no fear’ attitude. They need this so that they can learn to walk, stand, examine objects, even though they may be dangerous!If they got scared every time they fell down, they would never try to get back up again. But because of this, they also need to learn what is

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When to Introduce High Allergy Foods

allergy, child health / By Heidi Young / December 16, 2021

Guidelines about introducing allergy foods to infants have changed a lot over the last few decades. No wonder parents are confused about the rules of introducing food to their children. In this article we are going to lay out a guideline for you to follow for how to introduce nuts to your baby. Not so long ago, pregnant women

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My Birth Story and Newborn Anxiety

Baby/child first aid, child health / By Heidi Young / July 26, 2021

In todays video and podcast, I talk about my birth story, which was not the smooth journey I hoped for. Blindness, ice cubes, emergency procedures and pre-eclampsia was not on the list of things I expected when it came to having my baby. Ultimately, we were all well and safe but this did not stop

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Why is there such a huge rise in childhood allergy?

allergy, child health / By Heidi Young / April 21, 2021

In this video, we will cover why there is a rise in childhood allergy in Australia specifically? There is also a huge rise, in the UK and the USA, but Australia is the worst country in the world for childhood allergy. So, it’s a question we get asked all the time, and I hope this

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