As a mum myself, I’ve experienced the heart stopping terror of my little one choking on a piece of food.  Luckily, through my involvement in the Tesco Baby & Toddler Club BabySafe seminars, I knew exactly what to do – who knew my job would turn out to be so useful!

The BabySafe seminars offer parents the chance learn emergency first aid skills for free.  Dr Carol Cooper, GP for The Sun, covers off handling burns and scalds as well as meningitis, Britax provide information about car seat safety, and then the Royal Life Saving Society present resuscitation and choking.  After a theoretical session, all attendees get the chance to practice on a baby mannequin.

Over 200 parents attend each seminar and it feels really good to be involved in spreading this kind of knowledge – no one likes to think about these kinds of scenarios but now if the worst should ever happen, through BabySafe almost 5,000 parents are better prepared.