Child Safety Tips

Keeping your Kids Safe in Busy Parks

While on my last trip to Florida, my husband and I found a lost child in a theme park. (Don’t worry friends, this story has a happy ending!) So I thought it would be a good time to share some helpful tips on lost children.

Kiddos getting separated from their parents in crowded theme parks is not uncommon. There are a few things you can do to help prevent it from happening and help reunify your family quickly if it does!

Before you leave your hotel in the morning, take a picture of your kids, so you will be able to say EXACTLY what they are wearing.

Consider writing your phone number on your child or their clothing somewhere. I have seen temporary tattoos on Etsy that work well!

Prep your kids ahead of time. If they are old enough, have them memorize a phone number. Make sure they know their parents real names, both first and last.

Tell your kids if they get lost to IMMEDIATELY seek assistance from anyone with a name tag. Teach them how to identify people who work there!

A common reason kids get lost is that parent 1 thinks the kid is with parent 2 and vice versa. So if you are “handing off” a kid, make sure both parents/adults acknowledge it.

If your kid gets away from you in a crowd STAY PUT. Odds are good your kid didn’t wonder far, so don’t go far!

IMMEDIATELY flag down the nearest employee so they can assist you.

If you see a child that is clearly without an adult, and clearly not old enough to be without their adults, flag down a team member. Which is exactly what we did when we saw our new friend all alone! Thankfully they had him reunited with his grown up’s in no time!