Get the safety basics right once and properly, and be relaxed about almost everything else.
Practical tips for a house with children in it, aimed at the things that are genuinely useful rather than the things that are easy to write about. Safety items are marked, and the rest is about making ordinary days less difficult.
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Stair gates, window restrictors, furniture strapped to walls, medicines and cleaning products high and locked, and blind cords tied up. Those five prevent most serious accidents at home.
Offer it repeatedly with no pressure and no comment, alongside something they already eat. It can take many exposures, and pressure makes it take more.
A fever itself is not dangerous and does not need to be brought down for its own sake. Treat the child's discomfort, keep fluids going, and watch for the specific warning signs.
Move everything that can be done the night before to the night before, and give children a visual sequence they can follow without being told each step.
Plan for boredom rather than for entertainment, bring more food and more spare clothes than seems reasonable, and build in stops you do not need.
Set the rule once, put it on a timer or a device setting rather than on your judgement, and make the end of the session a predictable event rather than a decision.
This is general information, not medical advice, and it does not replace a GP, a pharmacist or NHS 111. Call 999 in an emergency. Full disclaimer.