The child has disappeared: what to do

I remember how my mother lost me as a child. I remember her distraught eyes when she found me. That case, my mother recalls with horror until now. It was in a strange city, in a big street market, where gypsies swarmed in packs. Mom stood in line for strawberries, and I walked away from the counter to the side and squatted. When I got up, my mother was gone. Perhaps she did not notice me, squatting, thought I ran away, and rushed to seek. I was only 4 years old. I could not think of standing on the spot and waiting for my mother, I started to rush through the ranks to look for her. Everything ended well, she found me. Although everything could turn out differently. How to prevent the loss of the child and what to do if he still lost. A detailed instruction for Woman's Day was made by Alina Pavlyukova, head of the direction of the prevention of the search and rescue team "Lisa Alert".Photo: Getty Images

In the mall

1. Dress the baby brightly. Photograph it before leaving home - in which case you can show a picture to passers-by, the administration of the shopping center, security, police. Ask the child not to depart from you far. Because of the large crowd of people in the mall, you can overlook it. Tell your child what to do if he is lost if he does not know where you are: "Stop, look back, shout at the mom / dad / with whom you went shopping with." Tell to whom the child can ask for help, if it did not help: "Go to the seller or guard. Say: "I'm lost. My name is Misha. My mom / my dad / my escort is called ... "5. Tell the child not to leave the place where he saw you last time. So it will be easier for you to find it. More often remind the child the algorithm of behavior in case he is lost. So it will be easier for him to orient himself in a stressful situation. If nevertheless the child is lost sight of in the shopping center, please contact the information desk / at the reception. Ask the security chief to order him to block the entrances and exits, and the child could not leave the building himself. Let the administration announce by handsfree that the child was lost, urging the visitors of the shopping center to pay attention to children who have fought from adults.

In the metro and at the stops

Children also get lost on public transport.Especially during rush hour, when there are a lot of people. For example, a mother said to her child: "Let's get out" and got out, but the child did not hear and went on. Therefore, the child should know in advance: if he is left alone in the bus / in the subway car, he should get off at the next stop and wait for you there. The opposite situation: the child did not have time to get on the car or got out, and you remained in the transport. Again, warn that in this case he should stay at the stop and wait for you. Always say that you will definitely come back for him. You can get lost in long subway passages when there are a lot of people. The child may simply not see you in the crowd. In this situation, he should shout loudly at you. And in general, do not be shy in such cases to shout loudly in a public place. Children sometimes have a reflex - after all, their parents always told them that shouting is indecent.

At concerts and mass festivals

1.As with going to a shopping mall, dress your child in bright clothes for public festivities and take a photo of your child before leaving. 2. Clearly explain not to go far from your parents. Always keep your child in your field of vision. 3. The child should know his name, the names of those accompanying him - last name, first name and patronymic, as well as the phone number of the accompanying person. 4. Teach your child the phone number of relatives, who he can call if he gets lost. 5. Let him know if he loses his parents: "Stop, look back, shout." 6. If your child gets lost, do not panic. Notify security, call 911, call the police, ask for help from families with children. Try to remember exactly where you saw your child last time.