Mini First Aid Expert Advice

Panicking about the long summer holidays?!

It’s not always easy keeping little ones busy and occupied during the long summer holidays and the usual parental guilt ends up creeping i...

Posted on Mar 30, 2021 by Charlotte

Loud and red, let them go ahead. Silent and blue they need help from you!

“Without a doubt, it was Kate’s choking video and rhyme which gave me the confidence to step in so quickly at school.”These are the wo...

Posted on Mar 23, 2021 by Charlotte

Sleep Deprivation and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

The Lullaby Trust are raising awareness of sleep safety with their annual Safer Sleep Week from 15-21st March 2021. This year the campaign h...

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 by Charlotte

Mini First Aid supports women around the world!

In the week of International Women’s Day, Mini First Aid is celebrating the work women do all around the world to save children’s lives....

Posted on Mar 9, 2021 by Charlotte

Vaccinating the nation: Mini First Aid's very own superhero!

We have some wonderful people working for Mini First Aid, and with so many of our first aid trainers having medical backgrounds, the COVID-1...

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 by Charlotte

The dos and don'ts of chickenpox

Chickenpox, I can remember having it myself as a child. The rash of red itchy spots that turn into fluid filled blisters. Then they crust ov...

Posted on Feb 23, 2021 by Charlotte

Kids first aid lessons go online with Zoom!

Like everyone else, Mini First Aid has had to make LOTS of changes throughout the COVID 19 pandemic. Whilst we are disappointed that we cann...

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 by Charlotte

Our surrogacy journey to parenthood

We’re Michael and Wes, founders of TwoDadsUK®, The Modern Family Show and My Surrogacy Journey®. Along with Talulah (4), and Duke (18 mo...

Posted on Feb 9, 2021 by Charlotte

Rescue breaths for little Hamish

As a paediatric nurse, Gayle Clarke knows exactly what to do when her baby son, Hamish stops breathing. Hamish is currently undergoing hospi...

Posted on Feb 2, 2021 by Charlotte

Tips for protecting your little one's skin this winter

This week we have teamed up with the lovely folk at Toddle, the natural, vegan, children's skincare people, to bring you their top tips for...

Posted on Jan 26, 2021 by Matt