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There is no point in letting unrealistic fears ruin what should be a great opportunity to enjoy quality time with your children. The following suggestions are offered to alert rather than alarm you. False sense of security Often a false sense of security can descend when travelling with children; after all you are with them constantly, feeding, changing, amusing them, carrying them on and off various forms of transport. With so much contact it may not seem possible that you could lose your child, but with everything going on it is very easy to let your child out of your sight and become separated from you. Prevention If there are two adults travelling decide before you leave home who will be in charge of the children and who will be in charge of the travel arrangements and luggage. That way each adult cannot mistakenly assume that the other one was keeping an eye on the children. Toddlers really need to wear a harness and reins. Young children need to hold your hand rather than the hand of his older brother or sister. Should you be separated always check the most life-threatening directions first i.e. swimming pool/water, main road/carpark etc. You can lessen the risk of your child being "lost" for long by using K.id Bands whenever you are at the airport, station, on the beach, at pleasure parks, zoos, museums, throughout your holiday and in any busy place. Simply complete your contact details, i.e. mobile phone number and attach the brightly coloured band to your Childs wrist. Come and tell before you go rule Teach your three-four-five year old that he must never go anywhere with anybody without coming to tell the adult who is looking after him. This message is particularly easy for this age group to understand because it fits in with their stage of development and therefore, makes perfect sense to them. Small children always want to know where parents are - even if they have only left the room to go to the toilet - so it seems entirely reasonable to them that you should feel the same way. He should know that the "rule" established between you is absolute; that other family members and close friends all agree that it's right for children to "come and tell before you go", and, therefore anyone who tries to persuade him not to bother must be distrusted and disregarded. When a small child gets separated from parents in a busy street, store or shopping center it is very distressing for adult and child alike. Youngsters will always get lost - and a lost child is a vulnerable child. Research shows wide variations in the way parents react when children get lost and in the way shop staff cope with lost children. Likewise, advice given to children about what to do if they get lost varies enormously - often resulting in confusion and unnecessary delay. The Safe Child Scheme was launched in Shrewsbury in December 1993. Since then, the average time a lost child has been separated from his or her family whilst out shopping in the town has been dramatically reduced from 15 minutes to less than 5 minutes. The vast majority of children who get lost are reunited with their families very quickly and the chances of a child coming to harm during a separation are extremely remote - let's keep it that way by knowing what to do. At as young an age as possible teach
your child to: - If you are little and lost… These simple instructions can be
easily followed by children, teach them to your child. The moment they realise they are
lost, they should… If you are a parent or
guardian… Safer clothing It's always best to make a mental note of what your child is wearing and dress him in bright colours so that he stands out from the crowd, brightly coloured hats are a good idea too. When buying children's clothes avoid ones with their name on, and when labelling clothes or rucksacks etc always put the Childs name tags on the inside so that a stranger can't pretend to know your child by calling out his name.
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