Locala Health Visiting Kirklees

11/12/2025

Today one of our wonderful Health Visitors Jo Pike has been volunteering at the Salvation Army Heckmondwike packing toy and food parcels ready for our little elves to deliver to families who have been referred in! We cant wait to see the smiles on their faces!

11/12/2025

Do you use a baby sleep pillow? Or perhaps you know someone who does?

Please STOP.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a Safety Alert today warning parents and carers to stop using these products for babies under one.

These soft pillows and cushions are often marketed for baby sleep or for a baby to be placed unsupervised. But doing so can cause suffocation or overheating, which can lead to serious injury in babies, including death.

Despite what some online product listings suggest, pillows are not recommended for babies until they are at least 12 months old.

The safest place for your baby to sleep is on a clear, firm, flat surface.

Learn more: https://www.gov.uk/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls/product-safety-alert-baby-sleep-pillows-psa8

11/12/2025

Come along and join Fieldhead Stay and Play!
FRIDAYS
9.15-11.15am at Fieldhead Co-Location WF17 9BP.

08/12/2025

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Some of Locala's Child Development Practitioners recently attended the LS2Y Community Winter Wonderland event at Birkby Junior School.

Laura and Nicola said it was a lovely event and a perfect opportunity to engage with lots of families and talk about weaning, dental health, child development, and self-soothing behaviours.

They also spoke to families who shared very positive feedback about our 0–19 app.

Find out more about the app here: https://0-19.locala.org.uk/parenting-in-kirklees-app

08/12/2025

KAL will be providing FREE swimming lessons as part of our Swimming Teacher Training programme. ⛑️

We are inviting KAL Swim members who are at Stages 1-3 to participate in FREE swimming lessons for prospective teachers to develop and be assessed on their teaching skills. 🏊

We will be running these FREE lessons starting Sunday 7th December📲

Visit the following link to book your child's place: https://bookwhen.com/kalswim

08/12/2025

05/12/2025

❄️ The icy weather is here!

If you’re dealing with sniffles or sore throats, feeling unsure about flu vaccinations, or just want reliable information about medication during the colder months, today we're sharing some of our most helpful factsheets for the winter.

❄️Antibiotics
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/antibiotics/

❄️Cough and cold remedies
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/cold-remedies/

❄️COVID-19
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/coronavirus/

❄️Decongestants
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/decongestants/

❄️Influenza
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/influenza/

❄️Sore throats
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/sore-throats/

❄️Vaccinations
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/vaccinations/

❄️Vitamin D
https://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/factsheet/vitamind/

If you have any questions, our team of pharmacist volunteers are available to answer your questions via direct message or email - druginformation@breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk.

Please provide as much information as possible. We aim to answer your enquiries within 24 hours.

❄️Share to help more breastfeeding mums find our information ❄️

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05/12/2025

Please be cautious

This Christmas when you’re shopping online and type in the brand name you want, many cheaper copycat options will come up. It’s definitely tempting when money is tight.

But is it a real bargain? Or could it put your child at risk?

Sadly, cheap copies may have cheap parts that break easily, easy-access button batteries, high-strength magnets or harmful levels of chemicals. The danger isn’t always obvious.

Under 3s are most at risk. So, it’s better to buy a smaller present than a cheap copy.

Learn more: https://capt.org.uk/8-dangerous-gifts-to-avoid-this-christmas/

05/12/2025

Are you helping your child with disabilities through their toilet training journey?

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Nearly all children can learn to be clean and dry – it may take longer, and they may need more support, but toilet training is a life skill. Learning to wee and poo in the toilet will change your child’s future, which is why we've created a new advice sheet to support you through this toilet training journey.

The advice sheet covers:
🔵What does children with additional needs mean?
🔵Where to start
🔵What if my child is older?
🔵Always suspect constipation
🔵What about the bladder?
🔵Extra support
🔵Getting going with toilet training

You'll find this advice sheet on our website - https://eric.org.uk/advice-about-bladders-bowels-and-toileting-for-children-with-additional-needs-2/

🗣Tag and share with any parents or carers you know who could use this advice.

02/12/2025

Product Recall for Ravensburger Play + Spin & Pop Leopard and Monkey Toy.

The product presents a serious risk of choking as it contains components that can detach or break off during reasonably foreseeable use, creating small parts that fit entirely within a small parts cylinder. These small parts pose a choking hazard to young children, particularly those under 36 months of age who have a natural tendency to explore objects by placing them in their mouths.

Item Numbers: 04867 / 12.034.011 / 12.034.032 (Monkey), 04868 / 12.034.012 / 12.034.033 (Leopard)
Batch Numbers: SM17774P1, SM17874P1, SM21374P1, SM24874P1, SM35974P3, SM36774P3, SM35974P5, SM36774P5.
The batch number can be found on the bottom of the packaging and under one of the three leaf-shaped wings on the product.

Please visit Product Recall Play+ Spin & Pop Ravensburger for further information and to register for a free refund/replacement. ⤵️

02/12/2025