A mum who lost her child in the shops has shared a clever 'looking loud' technique for parents. Jess Martin gave a wide variety of tips for parents in the event of a youngster going missing in a public place, reports the Mirror.
She took to social media to tell the story of when her son wandered off in a store. Posting on TikTok, the mother says she hopes the 'looking loud' technique can help others should they ever find themselves in the terrifying situation.
Jess said: "If you're at an amusement park, zoo, mall, whatever it is, and you look around and your child is no longer with you, what you want to do is start loudly looking for them. Do not start silently looking for them.
"You want to look loudly, and what I mean by that is you start shouting their description while you look. It's going to sound like this: I'm looking for a boy, age five, short brown hair, brown eyes, Caucasian, red Nike T-shirt, black shorts, black shoes.
"Now you've got every single person who’s around you looking for your child instead of just you, and best case scenario somebody finds your child and they return them to you. You may feel you look stupid doing it, and maybe you do, but it is so much better to look stupid than to be sorry."
If it was a worst case scenario, and someone had taken your child, this increases their chances of simply letting them go after hearing everyone immediately looking for them and knowing exactly what they look like. The mum then went on to share a few more tips, which included dressing your children in bright matching colours.
Jess said: "Once I was at a play place and there were three brothers and they were all dressed in neon pink. The only thing I could focus on was those brothers because they stood out so much."
The mum also suggested taking photos of the children before you go out, so you have pictures to show people exactly what they look like on that particular day. She also recommended as writing your phone number on your kids' arms.
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