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Lucy Wigley

How to safely dispose of button batteries as 66% of parents are 'unaware' of their dangers

Multipack blister pack of 30 button cell alkaline watch batteries.

Button batteries have disturbing hazards to the safety of your children and household if not disposed of properly. We share how to get rid of these unassuming but dangerous items safely, and how to spot the signs a child has ingested one.

From checking your child is sleeping safely when you first bring them home to ongoing car seat safety as they develop and grow, keeping your child safe is at the forefront of parent's minds. With advice ever evolving and changing, stranger danger is now considered an outdated term when it comes to protecting your kids when they're older and not with you, and you need to teach them an alternative phrase - experts suggest 'tricky person' as an alternative.

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