Anyone ever enlisted for misssing persons search?

[pdqdl]

... They are good at hiding and when you call loudly they get scared, if they feel that they are doing something wrong it gets worse and they get more upset so they are reluctant to move and stay hiding. At this age when kids get alone things are different as they are experimenting and experimenting probably with things you have already told them not to.
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That is some pretty sharp insight into the lost kid syndrome. I imagine that a lot of kids get into trouble for that reason.

I trained my kids to come to me instantly in department stores (or wherever) whenever I clapped real loud. In fact, I even let them play hide & seek sometimes, as it cuts down on their boredom and teaches them to pay attention to where their parents are. They always got praise and rewards when they came, and it works real well.

I turned them loose in Toys-R-Us once, letting them roam wherever they wanted. (It's easier to buy presents that way). After I checked out at the register, I said to the cashier "Want to see my kids?" Then I clapped three times and the pair came running up within 30 seconds. Made me proud, and all the other parents in line were impressed, too.

It is really effective at any sort of festival where there are lots of people: the clapping cuts through the cacophony of voices, and yelling doesn't work because they are used to being yelled at.

 

[wood4heat]

Part of the problem in searching for kids is they are taught not to talk to strangers. They may hear or see searchers but will keep quiet and even hide. I learned something interesting on a search for an autistic child earlier this year. If you say part of a common phrase and then listen closely an autistic child will finish it, "Look both ways"...."before crossing the street".

I gave my 5yr old a whistle to keep around her neck when we go camping. told her if she gets lost or hears me blow my whistle I want her to blow hers as loud as she can.

 

[arbor pro]

I gave my 5yr old a whistle to keep around her neck when we go camping. told her if she gets lost or hears me blow my whistle I want her to blow hers as loud as she can.

For my kids, giving them a whistle and expecting them to not blow it unless they were lost would be like giving them a chocolate bar and saying 'don't eat it unless you get lost and hungry'.

Before I could finish my sentence, a chocolate covered face would be asking me for a drink of water!

 

[pdqdl]

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Still laughing my head off!



That IS how it would work isn't it? Unless when they blew the whistle unnecessarily they had to walk hand in hand with you for 1/2 hour to keep them out of trouble.

 

[RVALUE]

We had a search and rescue last Sunday. A friend of mine's 15 YO son was missing for a few hours, and LOTS of people joined in to search their cattle farm. They found him at 8:30, and he was dead. Fluke 4 wheeler / tree accident. Funeral tomorrow. Sad.

 

[wood4heat]

For my kids, giving them a whistle and expecting them to not blow it unless they were lost would be like giving them a chocolate bar and saying 'don't eat it unless you get lost and hungry'.

Before I could finish my sentence, a chocolate covered face would be asking me for a drink of water!

That is funny but she can listen & follow directions if I stress it enough. If I just handed it to her and said "blow it if you get lost" you're right, I'd be hearing it all day.