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Is your child prepared In Case Of Emergency (ICE)?

August 28, 2023 19 Comments

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“Is your child prepared In Case Of Emergency (ICE)?” is sponsored by Save the Children. Although I was supplied products and/or compensated for writing this post, I only promote products and services I believe in. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Is your child Prepared In Case Of Emergency (ICE)?

Is your child Prepared In Case Of Emergency (ICE)?With hurricane season in full swing, it is imperative that we equip our children with the information and supplies needed in case they are in school or daycare when a disaster hits. Children are the most vulnerable in emergency situations. That’s why Save the Children encourages everyone to act to better protect kids BEFORE disaster strikes. Do you have a plan in place?

Save the ChildrenEvery day, 69 million U.S. children are separated from their families while they are at school or child care. Save The Children recommends you make free In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contact Cards for your children to prepare for an emergency that could happen while your child is not with you. It can be difficult to reach loved ones when disaster strikes. Power goes out, cell towers go down and stress levels go up.

After Hurricane Katrina there were more than 5,000 reports of missing children.
It took 7 months to reunite the last child with her family. Here is a video of one such family:

Help your child be prepared, just in case:

  • At an early age make sure your children know you and your spouse or other guardian’s full name, and teach them your address and home and/or cell phone numbers. Get a play phone and have them dial your numbers over and over. My girls all knew my cell phone number by the time they were three. This came in very handy when my four year old sneaked out of the house and went to play at a NEW neighbor’s house down the street. I was feeding my infant and didn’t realize until 30 minutes later the four year old was missing from her bedroom. Just as I started to panic, my neighbor called me to say she was at their house.
  • Teach your child when to call 911, and to respect and trust fire fighters and police officers. Speak with the first responders at a community event or call and arrange an appointment to visit the station so your child will feel safe and not afraid of fire fighters and police officers. Some towns have a community service officer that will come to your home and speak about safety, show your child a police car and give them some fun items, like a stuffed animal, coloring books and/or stickers about safety.
  • Is your child Prepared In Case Of Emergency (ICE)?Create an ICE card to be stored in your child’s backpack. It is simple and free. Your child’s ICE card should include 3 emergency contacts — including an out-of-town contact, because you never know what can happen during emergencies. You could lose your phone, be unconscious, or local communications might be down.

Create your In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contact Cards

  1. Click on the link above.
  2. Fill out one form for your whole family online (Save the Children will not store your child’s info anywhere).
  3. Print out the cards (you’ll get two copies for each child), cut and fold.
  4. Put one copy in a luggage tag to keep inside your child’s bag. Keep the other copy in your wallet.

Did you make a card? Let me know in the comments!

Save the Children also created a fun song and dance called “The Prep Step” to help kids learn the 3 important prep steps every family should take. Check it out!

Do the Prep Step! Make emergency prep fun for the whole family.

Prep Step #1 = Make ICE cards for kids.

ICE sample card

Prep Step #2 = Make an emergency plan and practice as a family.

Do you have a plan in place to help ensure your children are safe and secure if a disaster strikes? If the worst happens, your children will look to you to know how to react and respond. Use this checklist to help prepare and keep your children safe in a disaster.

Prep Step #3 = .

Disasters happen. It’s how we prepare for them that makes the difference. Because being prepared is the first line of defense in a disaster.

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  1. Belle says

    September 29, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    Great advice. It’s not something you really think about until it’s too late.

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  2. Tori says

    September 29, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    This is great info! I filled out my ICE card for my son’s backpack.

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  3. Sara says

    September 29, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    Very helpful. Thanks for sharing. I’m filling them out right now!

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  4. Alli Smith says

    September 30, 2016 at 10:30 am

    All moms of young kids should do this ASAP. It’s so important to have a plan in place for emergencies. All of your tips are on point.

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  5. Jenn @ EngineerMommy says

    September 30, 2016 at 10:46 am

    It’s so important to be prepared in case of emergency. I especially think it’s essential to teach the kids some basic measures on how to handle different emergencies.

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  6. Pam says

    September 30, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    You can never be too safe when it comes to your kids. Making ICE cards and teaching them your phone number is really great advice.

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  7. Amanda Love says

    September 30, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    I always remind my kids what to do during various emergency situations especially when it comes to natural disasters. There are times wherein I would ask them during dinner just to make sure that they have every step memorized.

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  8. Mimi Green says

    September 30, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    I’m sad to say no they aren’t. I think my oldest is, but we’ve not had the emergency talk with the 4 year old. I need to make that a priority and do some family drills.

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  9. Jeanette says

    September 30, 2016 at 1:07 pm

    This is something that would terret my heart. If my child was missing for seven months I would go absolutely crazy. It is a very good idea to have an emergency plan.

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  10. Jacqui - @TradesofJacqui says

    September 30, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    You never know when a disaster will strike. I have ICE in my phone and will have my daughter put it in hers. Thanks for the checklists. With her getting a car next year, will definitely want to keep her safe!

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  11. Angelic Sinova says

    September 30, 2016 at 3:29 pm

    This is such great information. It’s so important that child (and everyone really) be prepared in case of emergencies. I remember doing fire safety drills at my house when I was a kid and stocking up cans and water and flashlights in case we lost power.

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  12. Kathleen Kennedy-Leon says

    September 30, 2016 at 8:22 pm

    Oh my gosh–watching what happened to little Gabby and her Mama brought tears to my eyes! This is a great post to raise awareness of what you can do to be better prepared.

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  13. Rachel says

    September 30, 2016 at 9:40 pm

    Such a great post, thanks for sharing this with us! I printed these ICE cards out and am filling them out with my kids tomorrow morning!

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  14. Sarah says

    September 30, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    You really just never know when a bad situation can occur weather wise or not weather wise. Great write up and advice!

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  15. Teresa says

    October 1, 2016 at 11:31 am

    My daughters are home educated so they are always with me, but I need to make one of these cards for my son – he is in high school and I think I just am assuming he will know what to do.

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  16. Bonnie @wemake7 says

    October 1, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    What an eye opening post. I am definitely making one of these right now.

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  17. Jamie H says

    October 2, 2016 at 12:06 am

    This is so vitally important! We taught my kids our “real” names from a very early age, and also address and phone numbers and 911. But I’m definitely going to print out cards for them, since who knows it they might just draw a blank if they were ever in an actual emergency!

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  18. Chubskulit Rose says

    October 2, 2016 at 2:27 pm

    Teaching your children to memorize your phone number is very important. My kids learned this when they started going to school.

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  19. rika says

    October 5, 2016 at 8:38 pm

    This is a very important topic! Thanks for sharing the checklist.. we live in California and worried about the earthquake

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