Mini First Aid Portsmouth, Chichester & Bognor

08/09/2025

Proud to be members of the safe space alliance.

All are welcome to our classes without judgement.

08/09/2025

🟢 We often get asked this question, and the answer is, it’s a perfect time to attend one of our award-winning baby and child first aid classes.

It means you will have your first aid skills and feel reassured, ready for when your baby arrives, even though we always hope you’re not in an unfortunate situation to have to use them.

✅What a perfect addition to your parenting journey!

To book onto an open class head to

Www.portsmouth.minifirstaid.co.uk

Can't make an open session? Why not book a private session for a group of family/friends.(minimum numbers apply)

Drop us an email @

Tina@minifirstaid.co.uk

07/09/2025

Hand, foot & mouth disease (NOT to be confused with foot & mouth disease!) gets its name from the distinctive rash that appears in the mouth and on the hands and feet.

As with many rashes in babies and children, it can be a real worry for parents, but hand, foot & mouth is a common viral infection and usually clears up by itself within a week to ten days.

Scroll for all the NHS information and guidance about hand, foot & mouth.

And please share in the comments if your little one has had hand, foot & mouth and any tips on how you helped them with symptoms 👇 💚

Thanks to the NHS website and to (Instagram) for the images of hand, foot & mouth on black and brown skin.

06/09/2025

Episode 2: Food Intolerance

In this episode, sponsored by Savlon Scar Prevention Gel, Kate talks to Paula Hallam, a specialist paediatric dietitian with over 20 years experience.
Paula helps demystify the differences between intolerances and allergies, the common foods that cause intolerance and the symptoms of intolerance that families need to be aware of. Kate chats with Paula about secondary lactose-intolerance - a relatively common condition which has caused her own little girl, Olivia, months of tummy pain.

Tiny Tots Nutrition is the London/Surrey based nutrition practice of Paula Hallam BSc(Med)(Hons) RD, PG Cert. Paula is a registered specialist paediatric dietitian with 20 years experience offering professional, evidence based nutrition advice.

The Mini First Aid Family Health podcast is sponsored by Savlon Scar Prevention Gel. Savlon Scar Prevention Gel helps soothe pain, promote faster healing as well as reducing the risk of scarring when used on minor wounds, superficial burns, and grazes. Buy Savlon Scar Prevention Gel Here.

References:
Tiny Tots Nutrition

05/09/2025

If the words “trampoline” or “sneeze” make you clench involuntarily, then you’re not alone!

We chatted with Claire Sparrow, specialist in pelvic health, Pilates guru, and best-selling author of Hope for Your Pelvic Floor to bring you this blog filled with useful info and tips.

Grab a cuppa and dive in 👇

https://croydon.minifirstaid.co.uk/blog/hope-for-your-pelvic-floor-gentle-steps-towards-lasting-recovery

03/09/2025

Lillie trip to london yesterday, but not without this handy essential !

We bring a small shop to all of our classes, including private sessions.

www.portsmouth.minifirstaid.co.uk

01/09/2025

As summer holidays end and we begin to send our children back to school and nursery, you may experience separation anxiety with your little one. This is a common and normal stage in their growth towards becoming independent and is usually a sign of how well they have bonded with you, that they feel safest when with you.

Tips for dealing with separation anxiety:
💚 Play Peekaboo with your child from an early age so they begin to learn that even when you’re not in sight (face covered by hands) it doesn’t mean you’ve gone for good!
💚 Practise short separation from your baby to begin with, and gradually increase this. Also start by leaving them somewhere very familiar (your home) and move towards leaving them somewhere less familiar (eg at the park with a grandparent or friend)
💚 Leave something comforting with them that reminds them of you – for example a favourite toy that you often play with together.
💚 Talk to them about what you’ll do when you are back together later so they can look forward to doing something with you – for example, shall we do your favourite jigsaw together after nursery?
💚 No matter how sad or frightened you are feeling, try and make goodbye a happy time – smile at your baby or child, and walk away confidently and happily. By doing this, you are giving your child an experience of what it means to say goodbye, knowing you’ll have a happy reunion later on!

30/08/2025

29/08/2025

Extra Baby & Child Class added at Emsworth Community Centre next Sunday 7th 1 - 3pm

Still only £30 pp

27/08/2025

It was an absolute pleasure of mine to be able to run a kids first aid class yesterday with the super 2 young nieces of Dr Lillie Parker (Paediatrician).

From the comfort of their own home, these wonderful young ladies were both engaging and fantastic at first aid.

I simply love taking these sessions.... it is so important for our little ones to also know what to do in an emergency situation..

Dr Lillie appears regularly on our Mini First Aid podcast, which is a really good way to gain insite about various health conditions.

Search Family Health by Mini First Aid on Apple
Podcasts or Spotify.

Or head to her Instagram page, where she shares some really important tips and tricks for you.

https://www.instagram.com/doctor.lils?igsh=OHVsNzI4ODdyNDlz

www.portsmouth.minifirstaid.co.uk

24/08/2025

Here is an update on our Baby & Child Sessions over the next 2 months...

Still only £30 pp.

Our classes start 2 new venues over the next couple of months
Forest Community Centre in BORDON
Fishbourne Centre in CHICHESTER

We will also be using usual venues
Petersfield Community Centre
Emsworth Community Centre
Havelock Community Centre