I was brought to tears abruptly this morning. I unusually caught a little of Daybreak, and on the show was a brave 5 year old with her mum.
She had rung 999 when her Mum had had an Epileptic fit, and was unconscious.
The girl, who is extremely shy, spoke to the operator so bravely. The operator to is to be hugely applauded too. She kept her calm and talking whilst the police officer arrived.
This got me thinking about the importance of talking to our children, and what to do in an emergency.
This is such an essential thing to instil in our children. So perhaps if this is something that you have not done recently or ever. We should all spend a few moments speaking to our child about what to do.
I have found a fantastic article on Net Mums HERE that is really worth a read, and there are lots of related articles on fire safety etc.
Thank you for reading
Thankyou for this, you have just reminded me that I need to make sure S knows this and hopefully M soon! xx
Thank you for the comment, and I’m really pleased 🙂 please pass the message on!
I’ve spoken to my kids about what to do outside, if they get lost for example, but I’ve not spoken to them about calling emergency services and things. I will definitely be talking about this with them so that they know what to do!
Thank you so much for the comment, I think it’s something that is so easily forget, but really important!
I taught my daughter 999 as soon as she became aware of the phone, it’s ever so important as we are often at home with our kids on our own and you never know what can happen sometimes. It’s good to be reminded of the importance of doing this, must start teaching my lad the same soon. Cheers for the reminder, @Chaoskay