In Case of Emergency (Home)

A few months ago, I was really sick and my husband was out of town.  I began to worry about what would happen if I couldn't wake up or if I got so sick that I couldn't take care of my daughter.  Silly me, I brought these thoughts up to my mom and, of course, she began to worry as well and she gave me lots of suggestions.  Needless to say, the very next day I was teaching Lilly how to use the speed dial option on my cell phone to call my mom (who doesn't live close) and nearby friends.  I gave my mom my friends' numbers and my friends my mom's number so each could contact the other in case of an emergency.

I also taught her about 911 and we watched a few videos on youtube where young children called 911 to help out their parents or grandparents.  We practiced dialing the numbers (without the phone on) and answering the questions - complete with our address, her name and age and my name.  I have to say, I am pretty confident in her ability to get help if something should happen to me - as long as she doesn't "freak out".  :)

In case you are wondering, we used this song from the Wee Sing Together video - here are the words:
My name is "Sally Smith"
This is where I live
1234 Wee Sing Lane
Any City, USA

It really helped.

You're Not My Dad!

I got a little disturbed after watching the following video:

So, my husband and I began to teach my daughter what to do if a stranger every tried to take her some where.  We taught her to yell, "you're not my daddy" or "you're not my mommy" or "i don't know you" or "help me." Also, we taught her to kick and fight back as hard as she could to not let the person take her. 

We also let her know that if she ever said these things about us that there would be some serious consequences.