It happened to me at Chuck E Cheese one time. I hate telling this story because it makes me sick to my stomach to think about it. I am a good parent. I love my children, and I want nothing but the best for them, but these things can happen in a blink of an eye.
I took P to the bathroom. I needed to use it also, so I put him in the stall next to me, and told him that if he finished first, he should stay where I could see his feet and he could see mine. We have done this before, and he is always good at listening to these types of instructions. He is at the point where he does not like "company", so to speak, when he is in the restroom. He insists on privacy. So, anyway, we went into our separate stalls, and I heard him open his door when he was finished. Then I saw his little feet run right past my door. I called for him and didn't get a response.
Of course I freaked out and made my way out of the bathroom as quickly as I could, only to find him wondering around the tables in the party section looking for me. As soon as I saw him I grabbed him and told him how incredibly scared I was when I couldn't see him. I wasn't mad, but I was terrified, and I think it definitely came across that way. The fact that he was scared himself helped drive my point home, and we haven't had any type of problem like that again, but for that minute, I seriously wondered how I would go on with my life if anything happened to him.
Even before this, safety was always at the top of my parenting concerns. This will probably come across as crazy, but before we travelled to Hawaii with P when he was about 16 months old, I seriously considered buying a little GPS tag for his shoe so that if we had become separated I could find him quickly and easily. I know. I. Am. Paranoid. I'm the daughter of a cop. I have heard enough stories that I don't care how crazy anyone thinks I am, I will do whatever it takes to keep my kids safe. (It's that mama bear instinct, you know?)
So, getting back to the point of this post... I was recently looking around web, checking out safety items, and came across these.
Yup. Temporary tattoos that contain your child's emergency contact information. Who would have thought that a product like this existed?!
Honestly, I'm a little torn about this. I love the idea that if your child were to run off, and a well meaning adult tried to help, they would have an easy way to reach you. P knows his address, and his full name, as well as my full name and my husband's. He hasn't memorized our phone number yet. Even with this information that he knows, if he was scared he might freeze up and not be able to tell it to another adult. This would definitely solve that problem.
I just don't know exactly when I would use these. When I'm traveling? Everyday? Where would I put it? An arm? A leg? What about in the winter?
The designs are super cute and kid friendly, like these dino and butterfly tats.
My children thankfully don't have any allergies or medical conditions, but if they did, I absolutely adore these and would use them often.
They even have a line of tattoos that have a QR (Quick Response) bar code that can be scanned by a smart phone and can provide additional saftey information about your child.
So, I'm seriously interested in your opinions about this product. Do you think it's a brilliant idea or absolutely crazy?
Kuddos to Saftey Tat for such an innovative way to keep your kids protected! These tats are waterproof, and can last up to two weeks. Would you apply them to your babies??
