Wednesday, March 12

Works for Me: Kid Safety

I can't remember whether I read or heard this idea somewhere or I actually thought it up on my own. Adam and I started doing this with our daughter when she was old enough to be out of her stroller during our visits to the local aquarium (where we used to have a membership, so we went quite a bit).

Before heading out of the house, take a couple of digital photos of each child. Make sure one shows the whole outfit (or two if coat/hat/etc. will be worn--one with and one without) and another is a close up showing facial features. If you get separated from your child(ren), you not only have a recent photo available, but one which actually shows the clothing they are wearing.

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**Edited to note: The instant I published this, I heard a crash from my daughter's bedroom. She'd fallen out of bed. Apparently she was calling my bluff on this safety business!

5 comments:

  1. And with all of the camera phones available, then it's even easier. :)

    Hugs,
    Melinda

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  2. OMG I have never heard of this before and it is such an amazing idea. I love it. Thanks so much.

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  3. This is a terrific idea. I blogged about a similar idea a while back. Great minds think alike...lol.

    I also took some pictures and video of my child's whole body without clothes so I could document any birthmarks or other markings such as my children's crooked pinkies.

    You can never be to safe.

    (Thanks for the comment btw)

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  4. Super idea!!! I have done this for years. A couple of things I do as well:

    1) I take pictures of them not smiling (if you were a lost kid, would YOU be smiling?)

    2) I dress them identically in bright tie dye shirts. It's so easy to spot them !

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