What your child will discover
Help the child learn a short emergency routine for accidental separation in a shop, park, station, event, or other public place.
Lesson 099 of 300
What Should I Do If I Get Lost?
Practise stopping, staying in a visible safe place, calling for the caregiver, and asking an identifiable helper for assistance.
2–3 yearsEmotions & SafetyAdult guided
Emotions & Safety · KnowledgeForKids.com
Listen together · adult controls the audio
The spoken lesson
"If you cannot see your caregiver, stop moving. Stay in the safe public place where people can see you. Do not keep walking, hide, enter a car park, or go outside alone. Call your caregiver's name loudly. Look for an identifiable helper, such as a store worker, venue staff member, security worker, information-desk worker, or a parent with children. Say, 'I am lost. Please help me find my caregiver.' Stay in the visible public area. Do not go to a vehicle or private place. Stop, stay, call, and ask." DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Use calm public environments and visible helpers. Avoid kidnapping imagery, frightening strangers, panic alarms, dark scenes, abandonment, or child-blaming.
Words to notice together
LOSTSTOPSTAYCALLHELPERI AM LOSTVISIBLE PLACECAREGIVER
Make it real
Pause, point, name what you notice, and connect the idea to something familiar in your child's day. Repetition, a calm voice, shared attention and dependable care matter more than finishing quickly.