Safety

Simon Citron, Yahoo UK General Counsel, shares some tips and advice for parents to help ensure their children are safe online.

The Electrical Safety Council is calling for retailers and manufacturers to do more to protect children after an investigation found that the majority of stores sell heated hair appliances such as straighteners without providing additional safety devices or sufficient information on storing them safely.   

Novartis Consumer Health UK LTD (NCH) announced today that it is recalling certain batches of Tixylix®, paediatric liquid cough and cold medicines, because of a potential manufacturing defect with the tamper seal that could result in small pieces of plastic being found in the bottles.

With nearly 300 children under 11 admitted to A & E in the past year, it's time parents made sure that any alcohol kept in the home is in a safe place and out of reach. Catalyst have launched Tantalus™ – the first lockable alcohol security device designed for consumer use.

New research shows a quarter of children and teens download films illegally, and of them, one in five are disturbed by some films they watch. This is because on illegal sites, films don’t have age restrictions, so 11 to 15 year olds are watching 18+ movies without realising. Tina Hobley, actress from Holby City, is fronting a new campaign to help parents protect their children from this.

Young Driver is a groundbreaking driver training course aimed at 11 to 17 year olds – before they're legally able to take to the roads. Research has shown that of those who have taken a Young Driver course, the rate of accidents in the first six months after passing their test drops by more than a half, to fewer than one in ten. Mathilde and Joe had their first driving lesson at Bluewater, as Louise Pollard reports.

Child Safety Week – 24 to 30 June – is the Child Accident Prevention Trust's flagship annual community education campaign, raising awareness of serious childhood accidents and how to prevent them without wrapping children in cotton wool. This year's Theme is "Be a Safety Hero".

Internet safety is crucial for our children who, according to recent research from the UK Safer Internet Centre, want to be able to use the internet safely and responsibly. Take the Connect with Respect quiz to test your internet safety know-how and visit the website for help and advice.

The Sustrans’ School Travel projects enable thousands of children to travel to school actively and safely through practical and educational measures. The aim is to ensure that pupils enjoy the benefits of walking and cycling to school whilst staying safe. These tips help ensure safety for child – and adult – cyclists.

Survey reveals that more than half parents questioned believe that lowering speed limits would help children exercise more.

Andrew Wild, chief security officer of cybersecurity company Qualys, offers these top tips for parents to share with their children and keep them safe online.

In a league of its own, the new sleekly designed TRIFIX seat is universally approved for use in any car with ISOFIX and Top Tether anchorage points.  TRIFIX is the first seat to feature a revolutionary ISOFIX + installation system providing complete and unrivalled protection for your little one. Harriet Coates tried it out for Parenting Without Tears.

Safer Internet Day calls on families to discover the digital world together. The UK Safer Internet Centre is a partnership of three leading charitable organisations, Childnet International, the South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). Take the Internet safety IQ test to see how clued up you and your children are.

Having a travel booster seat has made life easier for Hazel Bothma who tested out the award-winning Bubblebum (v2) inflatable car seat for PWT.

Have child, will travel. Olivia Coates has been trying out the BRITAX Jockey Comfort child bike seat and as you can imagine from a company which prides itself on safety and comfort, this seat rates highly on both scores.

The Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) has announced that !8 to 25 June 2011 is the first ever National Water Safety Awareness Week. The week will highlight the importance of staying safe in, on and around water and will celebrate the fantastic work that life saving clubs up and down the country are doing. Plus Parenting Without Tears has top water safety tips from RLSS UK.

Safety gates can sometimes be a hazard in themselves if you have to step over the base – especially for the elderly and infirm. Anne Coates reviews the Tippitoes Extendable Non-Trip Safety Gate.

Nearly 70 per cent of parents still don't realise that their child seat may be fitted incorrectly. The best possible protection is only provided if you select the right system for your child and car and if all regulations and instructions for fitting the child car seats are properly compiled with and if the child itself is fastened into the seat correctly. Mark Bennett, Britax's Safety Expert, give his top tips for finding your perfect car seat.