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.
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