sharpies on kids

[twoeeyy]

We saw a family that had written in black marker a phone # on each of their childrens ankles . Not sure that it had to be written on them but, hey I guess it worked for them.

 

[Us3]

Wow, I'm not quite sure what to say about that....

 

[lyzziesmom]

I've seen that suggested on the DISboards before as a tip. There are also some sort of tattoos you can have printed up with your phone number that you put on your kid, in case the kid gets lost the phone number is easy for a CM to find if it's on the kid. What I do is get ID tags for my kids at the pet store and put them on a simple, cheap sturdy necklace chain. They love their "necklaces" and think it's hilarious that they match the cat. I like that they are removable but easy to find and read in case they get lost. The kids have been instructed to go to a CM working behind a register (since you can buy look-a-like nametags, I don't tell them to find any CM) or another mom with kids, and tell them that they are lost and show their necklaces. Many times kids will panic and forget their phone number or give the home number instead of the parents cell phone number, or little ones might not know the number or their parents first names. It's a great idea to have the number on them somewhere. I've resorted to writing the number on my girls' arms if we forget the necklaces and are in a crowded public place.

I got lost at the mall when I was a kid and it was terrifying. This was in the days before cell phones, but if it hadn't been you better believe I'd have been happy to write a phone number on my ankle with a Sharpie, just to avoid that feeling of being scared.

 

[my3disneygirls]

I got lost at the mall when I was a kid and it was terrifying. This was in the days before cell phones, but if it hadn't been you better believe I'd have been happy to write a phone number on my ankle with a Sharpie, just to avoid that feeling of being scared.

When I was about 4 or 5 I got lost on Main Street USA in MK. I looked down to take a bite of my ice cream and all I saw when I looked up was a sea of people. I just froze, which was good because my parents were able to come back and find me. It was terrifying.

Anything that makes the children more secure, I'm all for it. Parents just have to make sure their kids know to go find a CM when lost.

 

[Alesia]

I think its a pretty good idea, actually.

 

[hddanis]

I was tempted to do that on our last trip. My son kept taking off the wristband I had bought for him. He's 5 and "adventurous"

 

[MousekaMaddi]

wrote each of our cell number on DD4s white keds sneakers, still is there too! We put it in a discreet spot and DD4 knows to show it to a worker(register person)

 

[Mickey'n'Me]

We live just North of Chicago and someone was telling me the other day about kids in some areas of Chicago that have their name, address, phone# put on there belly with a sharpie when they go on field trips. It is a requirement from the school. It is sad that we have to think this way, but it is a good idea when you think about it.

 

[whgrn]

on our last trip, my kids were 5 and 6, and DS was always running off. I had wristbands for each of them with all the info on a paper inside. Finally had to get him a leash because we kept losing him!

Now, at 10 and 12, they each have a cell phone, and my cell # is programmed into it. They know to call me if we get seperated somehow.

I walked out of a clothing store when I was 2 and actually crossed the street by myself! My poor mom was frantic, and finally found me happily chatting with the nice policeman on the corner! YIKES!