We don’t often hear about children learning how to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but that doesn’t mean they can’t. After all, skills learned early are often retained in some sense. And, researchers found that this is true for CPR too.
When I used to teach first aid, people used to say to me that they couldn’t possibly learn first aid or CPR because they always panicked in an emergency. I’d counter with, they probably panic because they don’t know what to do.
Knowing first aid or CPR doesn’t mean you have to know how to do everything perfectly. It does mean that …read more

Home safety is something we all need to be aware of. Can you name the two most dangerous rooms in your home? Do you know what simple items in your home can cause the most serious accidents? Would you know what to do if someone was injured in your home?
Most dangerous rooms
The two most dangerous rooms in your home are the kitchen and bathroom. So many accidents can occur in those places. Falls are particularly severe in bathrooms because they’re easy to cause and the limited amount of space and hard materials can make the fall much  more severe than …read more

Remember all the stupid things you did as a kid, whether or not your parents were watching? Like climbing as high as possible in a tree, and then jumping out because it was easier and faster than climbing back down? Or that time you tried to see just how many marshmallows/hot dogs/grapes you could fit in your mouth? Okay, maybe the last one was just a few weeks ago, but you get the gist of it. My point is that you never know what kind of dangerous situations your kids may find themselves in.
Regardless of how old you or your …read more