Protect Your Children: 5 People Parents Need to Have on Speed Dial

Posted by Ivan Dimitrijevic
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May 22, 2017
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It takes a village to raise a child. Anyone who doubts this should really be aware of the fact that two heads think better than one, and if you’d put a certain number of experts together, who actually got educated so that they can take care of people and their needs, you’ll have yourself a brilliant village.

The great thing is that you don’t have to move to start your own village – you can just introduce a couple of new numbers to your speed dial and have a trained professional on the line within seconds.

Poison Control


No matter how hard you try and how much effort you invest into monitoring your children, the fact is that you can’t have your eye on them 24/7. Considering their curious and adventurous nature, kids like to taste everything – and that quest for discovery can easily bring them to the cabinet where you keep your cleaning products for example.

If something unfortunate like this happens, you can’t waste any time googling and looking up numbers. In order to prevent any health issues, you need to react very quickly, which is why I suggest that you make poison control one of the contacts on your speed dial.

Neighbors

Another thing that it’s impossible to do is being home at all times. So, if you’re checking up your children and no one is picking up after you tried several times, you should get in touch with people who can be physically present and who can get in your home within minutes – your neighbors. I’d also suggest to give them a spare key just in case.

Lawyer

Accidents and assaults happen – you just need to deal with that truth. Naturally, you’ll do everything in your power to prevent those situations but you can’t control the whole world – unfortunately. In case something like this happens, you need to protect your rights and, considering the fact that your consciousness is narrowed when your child is in danger, the obvious answer is to contact a good lawyer.

Good lawyers are usually pricy, but you can’t really put a price tag on the mental and physical state of your family. Even if you perhaps never dial this number, it’s better to be safe and sound. If you have any close friends or family members who had this kind of experience, you should definitely seek their council and listen to their advice.

Medical Expert


Injuries are not uncommon while growing up – I’m positive you remember at least a couple of yours, especially if you were a clumsy child. Kids simply learn by making mistakes, but sometimes they overestimate their abilities and go through a serious injury.

I know it’s very difficult to find a person who will nurture your child when you can’t. Therefore, you need to continue your search for a capable medical expert who can take care of not only your child, but your whole family. The fact is that you can’t nurture or provide for your family if you’re not well.

Best Friend

Once your kids start making friends and they find that best one, you can be sure that they will want to spend all their time with them and do nothing else. Kids who are friends are practically inseparable and it doesn’t really matter if they are teens or younger – best buddies need to be together forever.

So, as a responsible parent, not only that you need phone numbers of the parents of the kids your children hang out with, you also need theirs. According to my experience, friends of your kids will be with them everywhere, so if your baby is unavailable because of a dead battery or something else, their friends probably won’t be.


So, there you have it – other than the usual emergency numbers, this is the list of contacts you should have in your phone and at your fingertips just in case. I think you’ll feel just slightly less concerned throughout your day when you know that you can respond to any situation within seconds.

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