Wandering

1. Always keep doors & entrances locked at all times.
2. Keep house keys out of your child’s reach.
3. Adult supervision at all times for children with special needs.
4. Have an information kit about your child (e.g. ID bracelet with name and parent’s contact details).
5. Have your child wear a GPS tracker that is similar to a watch. 

Key Safety Skills to Teach Children on Safeguarding 

1. Communication – children learn to request to go out or go wherever they wish to go.
2. Boundary rules – ”No Go” zones (Click Here to refer to the previous lesson), or “only with an adult”
3. Stay With Me – teach children the skills to stay with the accompanying adults when they are out and about.
4. When you get lost – teach a child what to do when they get separated by their carers.
5. Make emergency phone calls – for children who have a higher level of comprehension. 
6. Life skills (e.g. swimming to prevent risk of drowning in the even that child falls into a pool)

All the above mentioned skills can be taught through social stories and/or a video model. Initially you may need to break the skill down and prompt your child for the right response. You can gradually fade the prompts when your child gets more fluent with each skill. Don’t forget to reinforce and reward your child after each attempt, and make sure you are giving it enough practice!