Mini First Aid Blog

Helping you survive cluster feeding

It's National Breast Feeding Week. For those who choose to breast feed, cluster feeding can take a breastfeeding mum to the edge. Our...

Posted on Aug 1, 2019 by Matt

How to treat nettle stings in babies and children

It’s that time of year when the sun is shining (sometimes!), the kids are outside a lot more, and they can often be found running ar...

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 by Charlotte

Adventurer: The Perfect Festival Preparation

As part of the festival medical services at the Reading and Glastonbury music festivals, Joe Ellis-Gage has seen the risks that young...

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 by Kate

Travelling with the kids!

This week Hannah from Mini First Aid Wirral brings us her pearls of wisdom on travelling with children! When I was a child the ma...

Posted on Jul 17, 2019 by Kate

The big debate - should you shade your baby's buggy?

This week, guest bloggers SnoozeShade talk us through the debate on shading your little one's buggy . . . As soon as the sun star...

Posted on Jul 3, 2019 by Charlotte

Little Life's Tips for Camping with Children

Ah, the joys of camping with children. Blissful, wild, crazy freedom for the little ones but possibly slightly more exhausting for the adult...

Posted on Jun 26, 2019 by Kate

Drowning Prevention Week - keep children water safe

Drowning accidents involving children and young people are tragedies that should never happen and could be prevented with simple water safet...

Posted on Jun 19, 2019 by Kate

Fathers Day - Martin's Mini First Aid Story!

This Fathers Day, we thought we’d celebrate some of the amazing Dads who run our Mini First Aid classes.We spoke to Martin Lacey, who laun...

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 by Kate

Is YOUR Home Safe?

This week is Child Safety Week in the UK. This year’s theme is "Family life today: where’s the risk?" This is a subject close to ou...

Posted on Jun 5, 2019 by Kate

An unimaginable act of love

Rachel Tuckey is a Mum to two boys. This story is beautiful, honest and so brave. “When our second son turned 6-months old we t...

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Kate