Only eat something if you are 100% sure you know what it is

You would be amazed at what's lying around your home that is very poisonous.            

Younger kids tend to put everything into their mouths to try to eat it- from leaves and berries in the garden to dishwasher tablets, cigarettes and vitamin pills (I prefer chocolate myself!). All of these can be very toxic and mean a stay in hospital.

Keep an eye out around your home if young children are there and you can poison-proof it! Tell an adult to move these things up high or out of sight.

SO, what would you do?

You are having a look in the shed and find an old bottle of coke. Hummmm....you're thirsty.

What you going to do?     Drink it   Don't drink it

You don't feel well.  Infact you feel really snotty and have a bad cough.  Mum is in the bath and you want to give her some space. You know where the medicine is.
                            What do you do?          Take it    Don't take it

Children under 4 are most at risk to eating or drinking a poison, although older children are at risk too.

Babies put everything into their mouths to see what it is or to soothe sore gums. Getting older it's trying something new, experimenting or thinking they are tasting something safe.

Children are at risk to eating anything left lying around - even if it smells or tastes horrible.

Click on the button to find out some of the things that are poisonous .........