Keep Children Safe - Help Prevent Poisoning
The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are reminding parents/carers that detergent capsules, cleaning products, everyday painkillers and prescription medicines can cause serious harm if a small child gets hold of them.
So, for this years Child Safety Week (3rd - 9th June 2024) CAPT are offering FREE resources to help get the message out to families. Click here to access them.
Planning an event for Child Safety Week?
Break the ice at any group event with a Bitrex Taste Test. It’s a chance for parents to taste the bitterest substance on earth, then eat milk chocolate, all in aid of poisoning prevention.
Use CAPT's session plan for more tips on running engaging group discussions with families.
Display their brand new poisoning poster to highlight the importance of keeping cleaning products out of reach.
Share the poisoning fact sheet with families attending.
And for families whose first language isn’t English CAPT's helpful fact sheet has been translated into five community languages (Arabic, Bengali, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu) translated fact sheets.
Click here to order your free Britex Taste Test.
Whatever you need to focus on this Child Safety Week, CAPT's resource centre is packed with free downloadable resources for all types and topics, click here to get your resources.