Mini First Aid Fife & Forth Valley

13/02/2026

💚 2-hour awareness baby and child first aid (£30).
Perfect for:
👶Expectant parents
👨‍👩‍👦New parents
👩‍🦳 Grandparents
🧸Babysitters & carers
✅Practical, bite-sized session
✅Relaxed, informal vibe
✅Small class sizes for a better learning experience
✅Weekdays, evenings & weekend sessions available!
✅️Pre-crawling babies welcome
📍Available in Fife and Forth Valley

👇Book your space today:
fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/classes-for-parents-carers

💚Learn skills you hope you’ll never need, in a way that leaves you feeling confident and prepared.

Have questions? Visit our website, call 07837 044415 or email lynsay.allan@minifirstaid.co.uk

13/02/2026

You have probably all heard someone say that you should let a cut or wound ‘breathe’ to heal better or quicker, meaning you should leave it uncovered.

But leaving a cut open doesn’t help it heal and it can make it easy for germs to get in!

When it comes to minor cuts and grazes, the priority is infection prevention. And that means one thing:

Wounds need to be cleaned and covered, however small.

Here’s what to do:

Clean it
- Use soap and water at home, or saline or wipes if you’re out and about
- Start in the middle of the wound and wipe outwards once
- Bin the wipe and use a fresh one each time (so that you don’t spread germs around)

Cover it
- Use a plaster or dressing to protect it while it heals
- This helps keep dirt and bacteria out while the skin repairs itself

Choosing a fun plaster and adding a bravery sticker (like the ones in our first aid kits!) can also really cheer little ones up

So, the next time someone says “just let it breathe”, you’ll know better!

Clean it, cover it and protect it!

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10/02/2026

You probably know a child who would be described as being ‘on the spectrum’ or who has had or is waiting for a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

But are there really more children living with autism now than a few decades ago, or are we simply better at spotting the signs and diagnosing now?

We chatted with Dr Hannah Hobson, lecturer in Psychology, who leads a specialist research lab on autism and language disorders to answer all your questions and dispel the myths and misunderstandings about autism and the autism ‘spectrum’.

You can listen to our chat on our podcast - just search Family Health by Mini First Aid wherever you get your podcasts and head to episode 26.

Childrens Mental Health Week

09/02/2026

Here’s what you’ll learn in our award-winning baby & child first aid class (and it probably costs less than you think!) 👇🏻

You’ll learn to remain calm under pressure in an emergency situation, which means you’ll make good choices and not waste time panicking.

You’ll develop the confidence to step in and give the right treatment in a situation where every second counts.

You’ll learn ways you wouldn’t have thought about to protect your child in your home. You don’t know what you don’t know when it comes to child safety.

Learning the correct first response treatment can help reduce recovery times for some injuries such as burns. It really matters to do the right thing as quickly as possible.

You will have FUN learning in a practical, hands-on way so you won’t forget a thing! Our classes are memorable and enjoyable, not a boring presentation that you’ll drift from and forget!

Join us at a class near you, in just two-hours you can learn all the vital skills you need for that peace of mind from just £30 per person.

Head to the classes tab on our website to see your class options.

08/02/2026

Jumping on the caricature trend 💚
Would you book this trainer for your first aid course? 😂😂

08/02/2026

Some fabulous feedback from a lovely mama that attended our award-winning 2-hour Baby and Child First Aid class yesterday. Thank you so much for taking time to leave us a Facebook recommendation. It means the 🌎 to our wee business.

Check out our website for upcoming class dates
fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes

08/02/2026

We had a great weekend with a fully booked 2-hour baby and child class in Duloch Leisure Centre Fife Sports and Leisure Trust. A fabulous group with a couple of newborns in class too - always a superb bonus in our sessions, when we meet beautiful babies. 👶

🏠Yesterday evening we visited Lydia and her lovely family who gathered for a private baby and child first aid class. With a new baby due soon, the family are now super prepared. Thank you for booking and being such awesome hosts!

06/02/2026

Slapped cheek can look quite alarming to parents, but it is usually a mild viral infection.

It can make little ones feel pretty miserable, though, and can be dangerous if you are pregnant, so knowing how to spot it and treat it is important.

Next in our list of seasonal illnesses comes slapped cheek. Most common in late winter and early spring, it can look quite alarming to par...

05/02/2026

Do you or your team need a First Aid course?

Janette and her team recently booked their training with us, and we delivered their course on Tuesday. Here’s what they had to say. See the review 👇

When you choose us to deliver your First Aid training, you can expect a relaxed, fun, and engaging session where everyone feels included and confident to take part.

With over 20 years’ experience delivering professional training to people of all ages and backgrounds, every course is tailored to meet your needs.

Yes — we follow a structured lesson plan.
Yes — we’re accredited by the First Aid Industry Body and deliver rigorous, high-quality content and assessment.

But what really makes our training different is how we deliver it:

✅ Professional – plenty of laughs, always professional
✅ Passionate – unapologetically enthusiastic 😀
✅ Learner-focused – a range of teaching styles to suit everyone
✅ Activity-based – you’ll be doing, not just listening
✅ No PowerPoint – not a single slide in sight!

You can join one of our open courses, or we can deliver training in your workplace or community setting (minimum numbers apply).

Courses available:

⛑️First Aid at Work

⛑️Emergency First Aid at Work

⛑️Paediatric First Aid

⛑️Emergency Paediatric First Aid

⛑️Outdoor First Aid

⛑️First Aid for Schools

⛑️Sports First Aid

⛑️Scottish Youth Football Association course

⛑️ Scout and Girl Guiding Leaders course

⛑️BLS for GPs and Dentists

⛑️AED Course

⛑️Adrenaline Auto-Injector Training

👉 Find out more and book here:
fife.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/workplace-first-aid-courses

📞07837 044415
📩lynsay.allan@minifirstaid.co.uk

05/02/2026

💚POSTNATAL MENTAL HEALTH💚

The first few weeks after having a baby can be really tough.

We spoke to Andrea Witt, a cognitive behavioural therapist specialising in postnatal mental health, about some of the challenges new parents can face.

Read on for Andrea’s signs and symptoms to look out for, which might signal that you, or your loved one, may need some help with their mental health.

The first few weeks after having a baby can be really tough. Depending on your local situation, you may not be allowed to have family and fr...

04/02/2026

💚 Mini First Aid Fife and Forth Valley launched three years ago!

Happy birthday to us 🥳🎉

We’re just as thrilled today as we were at the very beginning every time we step into a class and meet everyone who has booked to train with us. It truly doesn’t feel like work when you spend your time with wonderful people who have already invested in one of the most important things you can choose to spend your time and money on – knowing how to save a life.

As a small, local business, the joy of a notification telling us someone has booked is real – every single time.
Receiving a recommendation or a five-star review… well, it really is everything.

Thank you to everyone who has spent time training with us – from three years old to 80 years old. It has been an absolute pleasure to meet and teach you all, and we can’t wait for the next three years and to meet many more of you 💚

We’ve made an impact in our wee patch, person by person, class by class, course by course – helping communities feel more confident and able to respond if someone needs help in a first aid emergency.

A special thank you to Claire, our additional trainer, who gives it her all in every session she delivers. I’m incredibly lucky to have a freelance trainer who is just as passionate about Mini First Aid as I am.

And to our venues and the staff who warmly welcome us each time – you help make every session a great experience. Without our fabulous venues, we wouldn’t be able to reach so many of you across Fife and Forth Valley.

04/02/2026

A throw back to last year's The Baby & Toddler Show at Glasgow SEC in April which was sponsored by the fabulous Things Happen

As well as meeting loads of expecting and new parents, a highlight was sharing our expert knowledge to help grow confidence. Our knowledge exists to help you feel more empowered. 💚

Check out babyandtoddlershow’s video.