Safety Rules For Kids In Public
What makes me nervous about summer with kids is the same things I love about summer- getting out with my kids and doing fun things. Visiting beaches, boardwalks, amusement parks and fairs are some of our favorite summer things to do.
I do worry about my kids wandering away or getting lost in these places with huge amounts of people.
There are two things I remind my kids when we go anywhere with large groups fo people and hopefully they will remember it if, the time ever comes (hopefully not!).
An adult never needs the help of a little kid. Of course you raise your child to be polite and helpful, but this is how strangers can lure kids away from their parents. Tell your kids if an adult stranger needs help finding something or anything else, he should ask another adult.
If you are lost stay where you are. Having a child wander around will be harder than retracing your footsteps to find him. Be sure you tell him you will look for him right away and if he must, to go to a police officer or someone in a uniform to find help.
I also always have dressed my twins in a bright colored shirt like orange or yellow when I was going to go out with them in a crowded place. This way it was easier for me to keep my eyes on them.
Safety tats are an amazing idea also. They are tattoos you can put on your kids with your home number, cell number, allergy info, ect. in case they wander away from you.
What are your rules for going out with your kids?
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