Guard a Kid

How often should you update your child’s identification kit?  This is  a question we are asked often.  At the very least you want to update it every year.  Think about how much your child grows in a year and how different they look.

Child identification kits include the child’s photograph, fingerprints, height and weight among other information.  Within the course of a year your child’s height and weight will change dramatically.  Most parents feel confident that they can estimate that information, however, even in relaxed situations parents are often well-off in their estimates.

At a recent child identification event in Florida, one of our franchisees compared the height and weight information provided by parents to the actual information (height and weight measurements are taken at child identification kit events).  The franchisee reported that over 70% of the parents that filled in that information provided incorrect information.  This, of course, does not make them bad parents, it simply illustrates the fact that it is very difficult to estimate that information.

In a case of an emergency, parents will be stressed and will be even less likely to have accurate information on hand.  An updated child identification kit can provide the details needed quickly and efficiently.

Make sure your child identification kit is updated every 6 or 12 months.