If you are going to an unfamiliar place with your family remind your children if they get separated, lost or feel they are in danger that the should find the nearest “safe” adult to ask for help. While it’s generally common to teach children to not talk to strangers at all, it’s even more important to teach them how to talk to strangers when they are in trouble. This includes knowing their parents’ names and phone numbers, how to describe what happened to them and how to ask for the necessary help. You can also place a safe card in your child’s pocket that includes identification, your cell phone numbers and any other information someone might need to find you in case you get separated.
You can help your child learn how to choose which strangers to talk to and what to say by giving them tasks that require them to approach strangers and get information (such as the time or directions to a specific place) while under your supervision. The important thing to do is to talk about the experience afterward so that your child can process the encounter and learn from it.
When you are planning your vacation, try to get the assistance of an experience travel agent to help you find a vacation destination that will meet your needs. Once you have your travel plan, it’s important to let family members know where you’ll be on what days in case they need to contact you.
Even though you are leaving home, that doesn’t meant that you don’t need to prepare your home for your vacation as well. Set up timers to turn on lights periodically throughout the day. Ask a trusted neighbor or friend to check on your house and collect your mail. If you’ll be gone for an extended period of time, have someone mow your lawn so your house doesn’t look “deserted.”
When you are packing, think carefully about your travel mode. If you are going on an airplane remember what items you are not allowed to take. If you are unsure, contact your airline. Leave any valuable that you don’t absolutely need at home. Also, don’t assign just one person to carry all the cash and credit cards. Split the cash between the adults and older children and make sure that each adult has a credit card in case you get separated.
Tips for Keeping Track of Your Children in Crowded Places:
1. Dress them in distinctive outfits so that you can remember and easily describe what they were wearing.
2. Take current photos of your family with you so that if you get separated you have a photo to show authorities.
3. Make a plan so that if you do get separated you know where to meet and at what time. 4. Make specific rules before you get to your destination about where your children can go and whether or not they can go alone so everyone knows what’s expected of them.
5. Try to have more than one adult to help you especially if the children might want to go in separate directions.
Copyright 2007 by Ruby Aragon. All rights reserved.
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