"I can't find my child!"

Losing a child in a public place is possibly the worst nightmare you’ll ever have as a parent…yet why do so few parents do anything to prevent it?

Because we get embarrassed. We don’t want to feel like bad parents if we lose or even consider the possibility of losing one of our children. However, truth be told, 90% of families experience losing a child…really. 7 out of 10 kids will get lost at least once and they are not just the bad kids that wander off. Some kids find if hysterical to play hide and seek under the clothing racks. Some kids get off at the wrong bus stop. Some kids wonder why mom isn’t there to pick them up while mom is still shopping not realizing that her watch stopped half and hour ago.
Kids get lost for all sorts of reasons - and we’re not talking about abduction or runaways…we’re talking about a kid that is unintentionally separated from their caregiver for any amount of time.

As a parent, any amount of time that your child is “missing” is eternal and terrifying. It is a traumatic event that both you and your child will probably remember forever.
And while we’ll put seat belts on our kids every time we drive somewhere even though we don’t expect to be in an accident, why don’t we do anything to prevent (or at least minimize) the chances that our kids will get lost.

I ask myself that question every day…and all I can say is that its time to break down the parenting myths and stigmas around losing kids. It happens and happens often - over 2000 time each day in the US alone!

So if you want to be a more prepared parent and learn some really easy ways to keep kids safe, read on….