(Every one loves a bit of Peter, don't tell anyone but I used to have a poster of him on my wall which I used to kiss every night before I went to sleep, come to think of it, I think it's in my memory box now.)
Anyway, while Peter was shocked that 1 in 3 children hadn't been taught to dial 999 in an emergency, I was not, as I have not taught my own child Scarlett.
To be honest, I have thought about it briefly but I didn't in the end as I didn't think she would understand to call 999 in an emergency and because if she thought it was a game I could end up with the emergency services round my flat every other day.
I Googled to find out more and found out through a recent Daily Mail article that the survey had been carried out by Mumsnet.
757 parents took part and found that 37 per cent of parents had not told their child how to dial 999. 53 per cent admitted they had not even considered teaching their children.
46 per cent said their children were not mature enough to know who to call in an emergency, which is exactly what I thought.
However, Mumsnet has a website www.999forkids.com which suggests parents build on their children's favourite characters such as Fireman Sam to teach them about what to do in an emergency as the website suggests that children under 5 should be taught what to do.
As part of their mission to get parents to teach their children about emergency's, there is a hard hitting video of a 5 year old girl Elleemae, who saved her Mums life by dialling 999 after she had an epileptic fit.
Anyone who doesn't teach their child to dial 999 after listening to that call is a fool.
Scarlett is watching Fireman Sam now so once it is finished I will be having a chat with her about what to do in an emergency.
I may just thank my lucky stars that I did one day, oh and Peter Andre.
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