City Of Colorado Springs: National Preparedness Month: How To Teach Kids About Preparedness

Press release from the City of Colorado Springs:

2021-09-23

Get the whole family involved in your family’s emergency preparedness plan. Review your family emergency communications plan with kids at your next household meeting. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

• Make sure you are familiar with the evacuation and reunification plans for your child’s school. Know how your child’s school will communicate during an emergency.
• Make sure kids have emergency contacts memorized or written down in a secure place.
• Make sure everyone, including children, knows how and when to call 911 for help.
• Talk to your kids about what to do in case you are separated. Create a family password or phrase to prevent your child from going with a stranger. 
• Include your child's favorite stuffed animals, board games, books or music in their emergency kit to comfort them in a disaster.

Ready Kids has tools and information for kids, teens, families, and educators and organizations to help before, during and after disasters.

This press release was produced by the City of Colorado Springs. The views expressed here are the author’s own.