Starting Solids
First Aid
ONLINE COURSE

Cost: $65

Duration: Less than 1 hour

About to start solids with your babe and want to feel prepared and empowered to manage a choking, allergic or anaphylactic emergency with confidence?

Maybe you’ve already started solids but every time your little one gags, the dreaded anxiety kicks in, and you spiral hard worrying they are going to choke.

Perhaps you are sitting outside of the children’s hospital right now giving your child peanut butter for the first time, just in case they have a reaction (trust us, it’s not as uncommon as you think).

NEWS FLASH! The starting solids journey doesn’t need to be one of fear and apprehension, our Starting Solids First Aid course will teach you the essential first aid skills needed to save a little life, all in less time than an episode of Bridgerton.

As mums and registered paramedics with over 20 years of emergency front line experience, we know first aid better than anyone. In fact you could say it’s our bread and butter. Through our online and in person first aid courses, we have taught hundreds of parents how to start solids with confidence, and we can teach you too!

Starting Solids First Aid is the only first aid course on the market specifically designed to prepare parents for the milestone of starting solids, and our students are LOVING it! just read their testimonials.

Join us now and channel your inner paramedic, as you calmly and confidently navigate meal times, introducing finger foods and different allergens without a stress in the world.

Starting solids can be daunting, but it won’t be once you complete this course


First Aid For The First Years was created by co-founders Zoe and Maggie.

Zoe has been a Registered Paramedic for 11 years, holds a certificate IV in training and assessment and has taught paramedical students at a university level.

Maggie holds a dual registration as a Registered Paramedic and Registered Nurse and has 9 years of experience in the field. Maggie also holds multiple Australian titles in first aid competition.

After becoming new mums in 2022 we made it our mission to educate and empower as many caregivers as possible in all aspects of baby and child first aid. We wanted to share our knowledge and skills to help others feel confident in caring.

Starting Solids First Aid has been based on almost 20 years of combined experience as Registered Paramedics and aligns with evidence based practice and current Australian Resuscitation Council Guidelines.

 In under an hour you will cover the following topics…

  • The Primary Survey (DRSABCD)
  • Allergies
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Choking
  • CPR (baby & child)
  • Healthcare Options 
  • How to Recognise a Critically Unwell Baby or Child (Red Flag Symptoms)

Our Starting Solids First Aid course includes:

  • Printable Cheat Sheets designed to pop on the fridge, reminding you of the exact steps to take in an emergency,  just in case you forget 
  • Real life case studies / quizzes to help you solidify your learning and put your new skills to the test, making sure you’re confident and ready to act in the case of a real life emergency
  • A list of important (and free) health care hotlines that all parents should know 
  • An additional module that covers identifying red flag symptoms that mean your child needs to be seen in an emergency department urgently- so you will never miss a potential medical emergency
  • Learn when to take your child to the GP, ED or when to call an ambulance, never second guess yourself again
  • A list of our (tried and tested) favourite resources that will help make starting solids a breeze
  • Direct email contact with us anytime – if you have any questions about the course content we are here to help, send us an email at hello@cradleandkin.com.au

Parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, nannies, babysitters, and all caregivers!

We created our Starting Solids First Aid So that everyone, regardless of their situation could learn the skills needed to save a little life.

Starting Solids First Aid is not an accredited course however it covers much more than your basic first aid course.

If you need to complete an accredited course for work or study, watch this space and check back in with us in a few months, we are working on it!

  • You will need a device such as a phone, tablet, laptop, computer, or a TV that connects to the internet
  • A good wifi connection 
  • A teddy or doll to practice skills such as CPR and choking first aid

While it is entirely up to you, we would recommend completing the course before your little one starts solids, that way you will be feeling confident and prepared from the get-go.

Remember you have access to the course for 12 months, so you can login and out at anytime to brush up on your skills.

It sure will be!

Because a choking, allergic or anaphylactic emergency can literally occur at any point in a baby or child’s life, its important to stay up to date on starting solids first aid.

Basically if your child eats food, this course will be relevant and helpful for you, we promise!

We totally get it! and have specifically created the course with busy parents in mind. 

The entire course will take you less than an hour to complete

Log in and out at your own convenience and complete the bite size modules in your own time.

You can even do it while nap trapped.

Once you purchase the course you will have access for 12 months.

We have included Afterpay as a payment option so that you can break the cost down over 4 small payments.

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