I had to dislodge a hard candy from my 1st born when he was 2 years old...firstly we must not panic...I put him on my lap (face down) and give him a few hard slaps on his back...thank God it came out...No more candies from there on... My second child choked on calamari...but because I could still see one end of the calamari in his throat.. I just dig it out of him...he gagged and it came out...thank God