Children's Safety

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IN the mall or a public place I tell my children to go to a store clerk or a mom with kids.
In Disneyworld my 6 year old got separated from us and did just that. THe store clerk was ablle to call my cell adn we got him back very quickly, we werein the same store.
My daughter has also gone ot a mom with a stroller and fortunaltely we were right there. The mom was just to take her to security in teh mall.
I put my phone number in their pockets when we go somewhere big, Busch Gardens, Disney.
Now my 14 year old has her own phone and we have walkie talkies for the other two who are 9 and 12.

My daughter's daycare has had ID cards made for the children through Lifetouch and also Ident-a-Kid. They make a photo ID of your child & put their height, weight, eye & hair color, etc. on it. It also has info on what to do if your child goes missing.

I think the cards are a great idea. You would always have a current photo & info on your child in your wallet. I believe their photo is also on file for police to use in finding your child.

i have their id cards made form their school photos. they know their names, addresses and home number. they also know if they separate from me (not a chance in hell the way i am when out in public w/kids but one never knows), they know to stop, wait, not talk to strangers except for a policeman (woman). i have talked to them about to scream on top of their lungs if someone offers them anything, talks to them and these people are strangers to them. and yet we never sleep soundly worrying about these things, right?

I was just discussing this subject with my 5 year old last night. I always tell him to stay put if he can't find me. I will find him and to never go with anyone offering help. The only person that is trustworthy is a police officer in uniform. However, I'm not sure if that's a good idea either since other uniforms may look like police uniforms, but sometimes your child has to reach out for help from someone if you don't find them quickly. A friend of mine puts a note in her child's pocket with her name and cell number when they go to crowded public place such as the zoo. I love the idea and plan on doing it next time we go somewhere that is large with lots of people. I have, also, made sure my child knows his phone number, parent's full names, street name, city, state and his birthday. I'm looking forward to reading some of the other responses in case I've missed something. You can never be too safe with your children which is why I always have my hands and eyes on them at all times in public places.

Yes. Both of my boys know our first and last names and home and cell phone numbers. They are instructed to go to a person in uniform or a "mom" and ask for help. Neither of my children have phones, but they should be able to use the phone of someone in uniform or a mom. They both also know that if someone tries to abduct them, they are to scream, kick, fight, and make as much commotion as possible, and not to go anywhere with anyone unless I've specifically told them to. We role-played with each of them from the time they were very young. Now they are 5 and 12. My husband lost my oldest son on his third birthday in a large entertainment store. My son was able to find an employee, and they paged my husband immediately by his first and last name. My son and husband were only apart for a few minutes, but my husband said it felt like hours. It could have taken much longer if my son didn't know what to do. It's so scary to think about these things.

How old is your child?