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Post by WILL on May 31, 2012 5:40:31 GMT -7
My daughter went on a school field trip yesterday. The school had everyone wearing the same exact shirt. The color of it....neon yellow. There's a good reason why the school made all their students into human highlighters. This got me thinking. The grey man is a popular concept for disasters, and I totally get that. This trick is the polar opposite of grey-man thinking. In a congested area, would you ever consider using human highlighter clothing to help keep track of your kids?
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2012 6:09:02 GMT -7
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Post by Cwi555 on May 31, 2012 6:25:44 GMT -7
No I would not. We will not depend on something like that. Its the same mentality as depending on a firearm safely to show red when hot or a loaded chamber indicator. None of the above is any excuse for not keeping up with your child properly.
My opinion for what it's worth.
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Post by thywar on May 31, 2012 6:36:39 GMT -7
It's like back in the 90s when parents started putting their children on a 'child's leash'.. Really you can't keep track of your kid without a leash? While I see the importance of something like that in a crowd of smaller kids under the care of a school (I'm sure the regulations and fear of lawsuits make them want to be able to corral their charges) to keep a headcount or if one is straying they can notice right away. But as a parent, it's my job to know where my child is and to keep them safe.
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Post by offtrail on May 31, 2012 7:23:02 GMT -7
There is no parent alive or dead that were able to keep an eye on there child 24/7 just not possible. All it takes is a split second and they are gone. I remember going to the store with my mom and taking off to the toy department without saying a word. I'm sure others here have done the same. So do what ever it takes to keep the little ones safe. For a school to do this on a field trip shows great judgment.
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Post by wtrfwlr on May 31, 2012 7:36:27 GMT -7
If you are with your own children that is one thing. If you are in charge of a group of children that belong to others, that is a whole different ball of wax! Do whatever it takes to keep them secure and under your watchful eye. In this day and age tragic events take place much too quickly and much too often! Just my take on it!
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Post by karatediver on May 31, 2012 7:53:16 GMT -7
I try to discourage the kids from wearing camo when we go to the mountains because I worry about losing them. I try and wear something so they can also see me when we go places in large groups. But I've never gone the neon route!
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Post by cajunlady87 on May 31, 2012 8:48:23 GMT -7
My daughter went on a school field trip to Busch Gardens in Orlando of which I was a chaperone. There were eight coachman buses in the caravan. Most parents rode in their own vehicles, so that's a lot of kids and they were allowed to wear what they wanted within reason.
Once we were inside the gates still in our large group, the school principal made an announcement which pretty much stated the kids were allowed to explore wherever they wanted to go and to all meet in that very same spot at such and such a time.
Needless to say I was shocked. My daughter was twelve years old at the time and the other students were approximately that age also. That place was massive, and I kept those kids near us who felt safer being with an adult in their group. Too, not many kids were wearing watches to keep track of the time. So that means many of these kids would probably be approaching strangers who were just walking around, asking them for the time, subjecting them to danger. I didn't think that was kewl at all.
Later when I joined our local school system, it was mandatory for all employees of the grade level to chaperone and the countless volunteer parents also. Since this trip was during school hours the kids were required to wear their school uniforms for safety purposes to be easily spotted by us should one wander off from their group. Doing so can make a big difference for such outings with large groups of children.
When my daughter and I went shopping we had a routine. She stayed with me while I shopped, then I always brought her to the toy or arts and craft sections so she could look at, and most often went home with a little something.
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Post by kutkota on May 31, 2012 8:54:09 GMT -7
For what my opinion is worth, if you are a parent that needs a leash for your kids you are not a good parent. I was just at disney world and there were to many parents with kids on leashes and they were basically pulling the kids through the park/crowd and not paying attention to the kids. Horrid parenting and made me scratch my head. I guess I like the old style parenting that I expect my kids to behave and I do my part as a father to raise them as they should be. When we are in restaurants and someone says how do you make your kids behave so well the response is always, I expect them to.
Little of topic sorry. I am not sure if I would want a highlighter shirt in TSHTF. I think it would make it way to easy to pinpoint your family by someone that was observing and I would not want that.
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Post by ccove on Jun 2, 2012 11:02:45 GMT -7
When my son was small (20 years ago) I had one of those child leashes. It worked great because he always liked to hide. One day a woman said to me that is terrible that you keep your child on a leash, I told her that it was me that was on the leash and he lead me around. She just starred at me and walked away. I never worried when we were joined.
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Post by WILL on Jun 2, 2012 12:20:55 GMT -7
I'm not going to bad mouth the kid leashes. They weren’t around when I was a kid, but the world was less crowded, and it seemed like there were less perverts. I can understand how they would be useful in reducing the amount of time you have to have your eyes on your kid, as apposed to paying attention to other things. Especially if you have more than one kid. All kids wander, but some more than others.
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Post by spartan300 on Jun 2, 2012 16:13:47 GMT -7
Mrs S uses a leash on me quite often...and I for one am getting really tired of it.
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Post by wtrfwlr on Jun 2, 2012 16:50:10 GMT -7
Mrs S uses a leash on me quite often...and I for one am getting really tired of it. Tell her to ease up on the whip a little, that helps!
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Post by angelhelp on Jun 2, 2012 17:09:58 GMT -7
I remember the harness that was apparently in use for older siblings. I had figured out how to put it on and zip it, but it was never used outside the house. I was expected to remain with the adult at all times, period.
The first time I took the Marine to NYC, my rule was that he was to NEVER let go of me except to eat and to use the men's room. He was 5 and obeyed perfectly.
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Post by WILL on Jun 2, 2012 17:30:57 GMT -7
I like to tether my two kids together and set them lose on a crowd like a Spanish bola.
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