Never try to squeeze a splinter out or apply pressure to the region surrounding the splinter, as this might cause the splinter to split or go deeper into your child's skin. Splinters are very common ...

A child with a splinter is not fun for anyone. There’s the tears and the screams followed by hours of fruitless attempts to remove the pesky shard. Tweezers, warm water, sucking – we have tried the ...

SCHAUMBURG, IL--(Marketwired - May 10, 2016) - Everyone has been there. No sooner did you or your child touch that old wooden bench when a small sliver of wood slides into the skin -- causing a ...

You may wonder why you’ve never thought of this before. A mum has shared a handy parenting tip on Facebook and her advice is now being shared by thousands of other parents. Removing splinters is a ...

Splinters are an absolute nuisance and getting rid of them can be painful. And it's not something you can ignore really because it might lead to a nasty infection. When you spot one, or worse, a ...

As anyone who's tried to remove a splinter from a young child with tweezers would agree, it's like playing a round of Operation. Kids love to wriggle, and if they're in some discomfort, that doesn't ...

A mum says she's been amazed by the popularity of her tip for removing children's splinters after she shared it online. Claire Bullen-Jones has been using the trick for years with her own children, ...

They are an irritating inevitability of many household tasks - particularly building flat-packed furniture. For adults, removing a splinter is no big deal. But when it comes to children, it can be an ...

Azizulhasni Awang, who crashed spectacularly as Sir Chris Hoy won the men's Keirin final at the Track World Cup last night, still has a splinter of the Manchester Velodrome track in his calf this ...

A mum says she's been amazed by the popularity of her tip for removing children's splinters after she shared it online. Claire Bullen-Jones has been using the trick for years with her own children, ...