[Gondring]

I’m wondering if making your kid stand out is a good idea. The author admits that these are her own ideas, and I’m wondering if they are good ones.

[Roses0508]

After my divorce, when my children were small, mobile and very prone to investigate things, I dated a police officer. He told me the same thing - make your kids easy to spot and train them to be cautious of strangers, speak up loudly when they are uncertain and act out if they feel in danger. Those who would harm children depend on being able to take the child unnoticed. Even if someone snatches your child, others are more likely to remember something if there is a memory trigger - such as clothing, hairstyle, behavior, etc.

My kids hated, HATED that I dressed them alike, but when my son went walkabout at the state fair, everyone he passed remembered him. Kids can slip away or be enticed away in mere seconds. If your are dealing with an issue with one child, the other may disappear in that bit of time when your attention is focused elsewhere.