Comments on: Ensuring the physical safety of toddlers http://www.daddeeyah.com/2007/09/25/ensuring-the-physical-safety-of-toddlers/ Her first words. What will be his? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Daddee http://www.daddeeyah.com/2007/09/25/ensuring-the-physical-safety-of-toddlers/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Daddee Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:35:46 +0000 http://www.daddeeyah.com/2007/09/25/ensuring-the-physical-safety-of-toddlers/#comment-22 That's a good idea; it reminds me of the time I was lost on the beach-outing once, when I was (I think) around 5 years old. I was wandering along the beach obviously looking very lost (not crying, just walking around). A grown-up picked me up & took me to the police. I can't recall what they asked, but I can still see the visual of them confirming/repeating to me the registration plate of dad's car, & me nodding. I can remember riding in the back of their Land Rover, & then sitting on the boot of my dad's car, while keeping watch, waiting for the rightful owner (ie, dad) to claim me. That’s a good idea; it reminds me of the time I was lost on the beach-outing once, when I was (I think) around 5 years old.

I was wandering along the beach obviously looking very lost (not crying, just walking around). A grown-up picked me up & took me to the police. I can’t recall what they asked, but I can still see the visual of them confirming/repeating to me the registration plate of dad’s car, & me nodding. I can remember riding in the back of their Land Rover, & then sitting on the boot of my dad’s car, while keeping watch, waiting for the rightful owner (ie, dad) to claim me.

]]> By: toddlerdaddy http://www.daddeeyah.com/2007/09/25/ensuring-the-physical-safety-of-toddlers/comment-page-1/#comment-21 toddlerdaddy Tue, 25 Sep 2007 06:16:33 +0000 http://www.daddeeyah.com/2007/09/25/ensuring-the-physical-safety-of-toddlers/#comment-21 Gotta say this type of report sends chills down my spine in a way it never used too before I had kids of my own. It just seems it is a real problem these days, although my rational mind tells me it is to do with greater reporting / larger populations etc. One of the reasons I moved out of the city was so that my kids could have somewhere to play without everybody around. As for what to teach them, that is still something that I have to work on, although we are teaching our 2 year old her mums mobile number. The one thing I am looking forward to is with the increase in cheap mobile phone availability is some of those ones that also track the kids over the network if it all goes horribly wrong. Gotta say this type of report sends chills down my spine in a way it never used too before I had kids of my own.
It just seems it is a real problem these days, although my rational mind tells me it is to do with greater reporting / larger populations etc. One of the reasons I moved out of the city was so that my kids could have somewhere to play without everybody around.
As for what to teach them, that is still something that I have to work on, although we are teaching our 2 year old her mums mobile number.
The one thing I am looking forward to is with the increase in cheap mobile phone availability is some of those ones that also track the kids over the network if it all goes horribly wrong.

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