Protecting Your Child From Dangers

Danger abounds everywhere. Children are especially vulnerable to security threats such as abduction and kidnapping. Parents everywhere are constantly looking for ways to protect their child from danger. If you’re a parent or there is a child in your home, here are some ways that you can keep them safe.

Have Your Child Wear a Child ID

In case your child gets lost, they can easily be identified and returned to you if they are wearing a child ID. You can make a secure ID such as a hid proximity card by using a machine such as a Fargo Printer. The ID should contain the child’s name and age, recent picture, the child’s home, a contact person and number to be called in case of emergency. It should also list any disabilities that the child may have, such as autism or epilepsy. Tell your child that they should only show their ID to strangers if they are lost and can’t find their way home. In case they are lost, you child’s ID may ensure that they get home safely.

Implant a Computer Chip

In your child’s shoe that is. If you have money to spare, you might want to think about putting a chip inside your child’s shoe so that you know where they are at all times. The downside of this is that the computer chips may be expensive. It may cost too much to implant a chip into all the shoes of your child. Still, parents may feel that it is well worth the expense in order to be able to keep track of their children at all times.

Work out an emergency plan

Make sure that your child knows whom to contact and what number to reach. You may want to give older children a cellphone with your number programmed onto a speed dial so that they can reach you with one press of a button.

Working out a plan will also reassure your child. In the unlikely event that something happens, they will be prepared and they will know exactly what they do.

Don’t talk to strangers

The old rules still apply. Train your children not to talk to strangers and not to accept candy from strangers. There are a lot of nice people in the world, but you shouldn’t entrust your child to just anyone because they may pose a threat. Remember that your child’s security always comes first.

Buddy Up

If your child walks home from school, make sure that they do so with a buddy who lives nearby. Strangers will hesitate to approach a child, much less attempt to accost them, if they are with a buddy. There is strength is in numbers. If your child is not yet old enough to walk to school alone, you can buddy up with a group of mothers. Each day, one of you can take turns walking your children to school. It is an excellent system that won’t leave you tired. Above all else, you must ensure that your child is safe.