Keeping you children safe during extreme heat

January 18, 2017 By Kareena Gale

Summer is certainly here! We are seeing more days when the temperature is hitting 40+ degrees. Children don’t tend to suffer from the heat but there are some dangers we need to be aware of as parents to protect our children from extreme heat.

Never leave a child alone in the car. You may think you will duck in to do a quick errand and hope to be back to your car in minutes, this errand could take longer then expected, exposing your child to extreme heat. There is no safe time or temperature to leave your child alone in a car.
Be aware of the signs of heat exhaustion. When the body overheats it can cause heat exhaustion. With extreme heat and high humidity it makes it harder for sweat to evaporate and cool our bodies. Signs of heat exhaustion are:
- Muscle cramping
- Excessive sweating
- Cold, clammy skin
- Dizziness or weakness
- Fast pulse
- Vomiting

Drink plenty of water and ensure you are SunSmart this summer.

Slip on sun protective clothing
Slop of SPF30 or higher
Slap on a hat
Seek shade
Slide on sunglasses.

It’s very important as parents that we role model to our children to be SunSmart. Children copy and learn from those around them.

Enjoy summer and the wonderful Australian weather we are so fortunate to have.

www.sunsmart.com.au

I have to say that it is definitely not easy leaving your child in the hands of other people, but the lovely ladies at Spunky Monkeys Penrith make it alot easier for me to go to work and not feel so guilty.

The team at Spunky Monkeys Penrith are creative, enthusiastic and very welcoming. They genuinely care for the children that attend.

I feel very comfortable having my little girl at Spunky Monkeys Penrith Early Learning Centre and Preschool.

Happy Parent

We, Natasha and Percy, are thankful for the loving care that each one you, in your own capacity, demonstrated towards our son, Jayden Joseph.

For four years that he has been st Spunky Monkeys, we have been extremely pleases with the attention to details and the commendable professionalism that the staff display
at all times.

We always felt that our son would be looked after well and that we could go to work, with our hearts and minds at peace, knowing that the loving team would support one another in the welfare of all the children attending the day-care.

A BIG THANK YOU to each one of you for the silent but immensely valuable contribution you have made to the development of Jayden into the fine young man ready to face the challengers of Kindergarten.

We will certainly recommend Spunky Monkeys to friends and family as a reliable and wonderful place for children of working parents.

Natasha and Percy

My daughter loves going to Spunky Monkey's Lemongrove each day, I have watch her grow and learn every step of the way. This is the unique about the centre from daily letter, to the friendly staff, transitioning all those things in my daughter life, behaviour of the toddler age, toilet training, eating, numbers, reading, brushing teeth, rather than on my own, it's like having angels to back you up, help out or even just ask when not sure.

My daughter 3 is reading and counting mostly, learning days of the week, differences, opposite,colours,learning computers, and technology, always has manners and interacts with other children nicely mostly, and I feel confident she will be ready for school with such great work the educators at Spunky Monkeys do with the children.

Cindi Busstra