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 are also lost in public transport. Especially in rush hour, when a lot of people. For example, my mother told the child: "We go out" and went out, but the child did not hear and went on. Therefore, the child must know in advance: if he stayed on the bus / in the subway car alone, he must get off at the next stop and wait for you on the spot. The reverse situation: the child did not have time to enter the car or left, and you stayed in transport. Again, warn that in that case he should stay at the stop and wait for you. Always say that you will definitely return for him. You can get lost in long subway crossings, when there are a lot of people. The child may simply not see you in the crowd. In this situation, he should loudly yell at you. And do not be shy in such cases loudly shouting in a public place. At children the reflex sometimes works - after all parents always told it, what to shout indecently.

At concerts and mass festivals

1. As with the trip to the shopping center, for mass festivities, wear the child in bright clothes and take a photo of the child before going out. Clearly explain that you do not go far from your parents. Always keep the child in his field of vision. The child should know his name, the name of the accompanying persons - the surname, first name and patronymic, as well as the phone number of the accompanying person. Learn with the child a phone of relatives, to whom he can call if he is lost.5. Let him know if he lost his parents: "Stop, look back, shout" .6. If the child is lost, do not panic. Tell the guard, call 112, call the police, ask for help from families with children. Try to remember where you saw the child for the last time.

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