Flying Start Merthyr Tydfil

02/06/2026

🫐Child Safety Week 🧡 Choking Prevention 🍇🚫

Choking is silent and can happen quickly — but the steps to prevent it are simple and make a huge difference to children’s safety. ✨

Today’s safety reminders:
• Cut grapes lengthways to reduce the risk of blockage 🍇🔪
• Avoid whole nuts for young children 🥜🚫
• Encourage little ones to sit while eating — moving around increases risk 🍽️🪑 • Keep small objects out of reach (coins, beads, buttons, batteries) 🪙🔋🧵

Small changes, safer mealtimes. 🧡🍽️

02/06/2026

🫐Wythnos Diogelwch Plant 🧡 Atal Tagu 🍇🚫

Mae tagu’n beth tawel a gall ddigwydd yn gyflym – ond mae’r camau i’w atal yn syml ac yn gwneud gwahaniaeth mawr i ddiogelwch plant. ✨

Pwyntiau i’w cofio heddiw:
• Torrwch rawnwin ar eu hyd er mwyn osgoi’r peryg o’r grawnwin yn mynd yn sownd 🍇🔪 • Peidiwch â rhoi cnau cyflawn i blant 🥜🚫
• Anogwch eich rhai bach i eistedd wrth fwyta – gall symud gynyddi’r peryg 🍽️🪑 • Cadwch wrthrychau bach y tu hwnt i afael plant (a***n mân, mwclis, botymau, batris) 🪙📿🔋

Newidiadau bach, prydiau bwyd mwy diogel. 🧡🍽️

01/06/2026

Child Safety Week 🧡 Burn & Scald Prevention 🔥💧

A child’s skin is far more delicate than an adult’s, which means burns and scalds can happen quickly and quietly. The good news? A few simple changes at home can prevent serious injuries. ✨

Quick safety wins for today:

• Keep hot drinks well out of reach — even a warm cup can cause a burn ☕🚫
• Run cold water first, then warm when filling the bath 🛁❄️
• Always test bath water before little ones get in ✋💧
• Flush hosepipes before use — water inside can heat to dangerous temperatures in the sun 🌞🚿

Small steps, big protection for little hands and skin. 👐💛

We partnered with Children's Burns Trust to share some of the risks that lead to children being burned, simple tips to keep children safe and what you can do...

01/06/2026

Wythnos Diogelwch Plant 🧡 Atal Llosgiadau a Scaldiadau 🔥💧

Mae croen plentyn yn fwy tyner na chroen oedolyn, sy’n golygu bod llosgiadau a scaliadau yn gallu digwydd yn gyflym ac yn dawel. Y newyddion da? Gall ychydig o newidiadau syml yn y tŷ atal anafiadau difrifol. ✨

Arferion diogelwch cyflym a da am heddiw:

• Cadwch ddiodydd twym yn bell o afael plant – gall hyd yn oed cwpan twym achosi llosg ☕🚫
• Llenwch y bath gyda dŵr oer yn gyntaf, yna’r dŵr twym wedi hynny 🛁❄️➡️🔥 • Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn profi tymheredd y dŵr bob tro cyn bod eich plant yn dringo mewn i’r bath ✋💧
• Rhedwch ddŵr drwy bibell ddŵr cyn ei defnyddio – gall ddŵr y tu fewn i bibell dwymo hyd dymheredd peryglus yn yr haul 🌞🚿

Camau bach, gofal mawr i ddwylo a chroen ein plantos bach. 👐💛

We partnered with Children's Burns Trust to share some of the risks that lead to children being burned, simple tips to keep children safe and what you can do...

01/06/2026

Mae’n hi’n Wythnos Diogelwch Plant! 🧡

Wythnos hon rydym yn taflu goleuni ar y camau bychain, beunyddiol sy’n gallu cadw’r rhai bach yn ddiogel adref, yn yr awyr agored ac wrth symud o le i le. 🏡🌳🚗

Bob dydd, byddwn yn rhannu postiadau syml, ymarferol ynghylch sut i gefnogi teuluoedd – o ffyrdd i atal llosgiadau 🔥 a chodi ymwybyddiaeth o dagu 🍇 hyd ddiogelwch yn dŵr 💧, ar yr hewl 🚦 a chwarae’n ddiogel 🎈.

Ein nod yw rhoi cyngor cyflym a hawdd i rieni a gofalwyr er mwyn gwneud gwahaniaeth mawr i ddiogelwch a llesiant plant. 🌟

Arhoswch gyda ni drwy gydol yr wythnos wrth i ni ddarganfod y modd y gall newidiadau bychain gynorthwyo i gadw’n plantos bach yn ddiogel, yn hyderus ac yn barod i grwydro’r byd o’u cwmpas. 🌍✨

01/06/2026

It’s Child Safety Week! 🧡

This week we’re shining a spotlight on the small, everyday steps that help keep little ones safe at home, outdoors and on the move. 🏡🌳🚗

Each day we’ll be sharing a simple, practical safety post to support families — from

🔥Burn prevention 🔥
🍇Choking awareness
💧water safety
🚦 Road safety
🎈Safe play.

Our aim is to give parents and carers quick, easy tips that make a big difference to children’s safety and wellbeing. 🌟

Stay with us throughout the week as we explore how tiny changes can help keep little ones safe, confident and ready to explore the world around them. 🌍✨

01/06/2026

Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day 🌤 Join us for Joyful June and discover actions to help you find and share the little joys in life https://actionforhappiness.org/joyful-june

28/05/2026

🌞With temperatures soaring in some parts of the UK, are you worried your child isn't drinking enough?

Children should drink 6-8 glasses of water-based fluid every day.
Drinking water is important for good bowel and bladder health, and for tackling daytime wetting, night-time wetting and poo problems like constipation, but we understand it can be hard to get kids to drink enough.

Here are a few tips on how to encourage your child to drink more:

🔵Make ice lollies using well-diluted squash. Don’t add sugar and avoid using blackcurrant squash, which can irritate the bladder.
🔵Jazz up their water with ice cubes, umbrellas and slices of fruit.
🔵Buy or customise your own funky straws.
🔵Let them choose their cup and fill it themselves.
🔵Make sugar-free jellies that contain the equivalent of one cup of water.
🔵Use our Wee Checker colour chart to see if your child is drinking enough. Print it out and put it on your bathroom door so that your child can learn to spot the signs of dehydration and be motivated to have another drink.

Find more tips on how to encourage your child to drink more on the ERIC website: https://eric.org.uk/.../how-to-get-kids-to-drink-more-water/

Let us know your tips or tricks for encouraging children to drink more in the comments!

🌞With temperatures soaring in some parts of the UK, are you worried your child isn't drinking enough?

Children should drink 6-8 glasses of water-based fluid every day.

Drinking water is important for good bowel and bladder health, and for tackling daytime wetting, night-time wetting and poo problems like constipation, but we understand it can be hard to get kids to drink enough.

Here are a few tips on how to encourage your child to drink more:

🔵Make ice lollies using well-diluted squash. Don’t add sugar and avoid using blackcurrant squash, which can irritate the bladder.
🔵Jazz up their water with ice cubes, umbrellas and slices of fruit.
🔵Buy or customise your own funky straws.
🔵Let them choose their cup and fill it themselves.
🔵Make sugar-free jellies that contain the equivalent of one cup of water.
🔵Use our Wee Checker colour chart to see if your child is drinking enough. Print it out and put it on your bathroom door so that your child can learn to spot the signs of dehydration and be motivated to have another drink.

Find more tips on how to encourage your child to drink more on the ERIC website: https://eric.org.uk/childrens-bladders/how-to-get-kids-to-drink-more-water/

Let us know your tips or tricks for encouraging children to drink more in the comments!

28/05/2026

Today is World Play Day! ♥️

27/05/2026

ERIC, the children's bowel and bladder charity, answer commonly asked questions about potty training, including when to start potty training, what to do when your child won't poo and more.