Kid's ID Bracelets

[CloudBee]

I don't like the idea of having the child's name visible on their wrist.

How old is your child? Have you seen those small shoe tags? Same concept, but much less obvious. (Yet obvious enough of someone is taking an official descrpition of your child if they are found in the mall, etc.) The child can point to the tag if they are found by a police officer, store manager, etc., but it's less likely that someone in a store would say, grab their foot and glance at it as they might an ID bracelet.

ETA:  The more I think about it, the more I dislike having a child's personal info (unless it's medical) attached to them.  If your child gets lost while you're out, and makes their way to an officer, security person, or store worker, you are going to be able to locate them.  Someone will be looking for you - or calling out over the loud speaker the instant a child is found.  Code Adam is utilized in many stores and public places. If you're out on a street in Manhattan, turn your back and your child is gone, chances are whoever finds them will be placing a call to the PD within minutes. I wouldn't want my child to trust a stranger based on the knowledge the stranger is able to obtain from an ID.

[beefjerky]

Jan 23, 2013 16:09:46 GMT -5 @bluesky said:

So I'm a semi-paranoid mom.  I want to order my DD a ID bracelet.  What do you all think.  Should I just include my husband and my name and phone number on it?  or should we go ahead and put her name too?  I've always tried to keep her name off things so people won't learn of her name to con her into a kidnapping situation.  I know ....I know ...I am paranoid. 

That's not paranoid, it's smart. I personally would not get an ID bracelet for my kiddos as I don't want anyone else having access to that kind of information. My husband is an elementary school teacher and in one of their workshops they were told to even avoid having those sports stickers with the kids names on them (on the car) because it makes for an easier target.

[drloretta]

You can avoid super identifying info. You can just have something that says, "If I am lost, please call [phone number]." We got some Tot-toos that said that, for use when we travel with DD. She hated them, so now I put my phone # with a Sharpie on her arm when we travel.

www.tottoos.org/

[drloretta]

Jan 23, 2013 16:54:29 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

I love the sharpie idea! lol

So did the many people who noticed it at the airport, LOL

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How old is your kid?

[sebd12]

As soon as my cousins could talk, my aunt and uncle had them memorize their (parents) full names and phone numbers and address. I thought that was very smart because it avoids the whole
"What's your mom's name?"
"Mom..."
Situation. They can't page for "mom" in the mall.
Also told them if they got lost to find another mommy with kids and ask her for help. Or a police officer.
That way personal info isn't visible on them, and they have instructions to follow for a stressful situation.