teaching them address etc

I started to teach Zaara our names.

"What is Mummas name?" - Roksaaaannaaa
"What is Papa's name?" - Aaaaatiiiissshhh

Sounds really cute!!

She know her name, my name, DH's name, Grandma(s) and Uncles name. All first names tho as she finds it difficult to say our last name. Never mind its a start.

I was teaching her our address, tho she repeated it with me...I think she is still a bit to young to understand what I was teaching her.

I will keep at it tho...lets just hope that none of our kids ever have to repeat the address of where they live to any one else but us.

Good on you for starting to teach them tho.

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I never actually consciously taught Maya, she just picked it up on her own. Was after we moved in here tho so sometime after age 3.

My girls are so inquisitive that they do know our names and Hannah can tell whose mail is whose. Hannah and Briona both know their full names, although if a Policeman tried to understand Briona saying hers, haha that could be interesting! They know our names too and Hannah knows our street name, not sure about Briona or if Hannah knows the number. Hannah doesn't know our telephone number yet, 7 digits seems to long to remember at her age?! Dates of birth... they both know their months and how old they are, is that enough?

Teresa I remember Hannah giving me a rendition of all the girls name. She is serious so cute to talk too.

LOL Kels. Now Briona's a bit older, she stands right next to Hannah and parrots her, word for word

My little bro got lost once (actually a lot of times, he was too quiet!) and afterwards he said to Mum "and she [the lady who picked him up] even knew your name!" Mum was surprised and said, "what is my name?" and he said (really obviously) "Mummy!"

I am so glad to hear you are teaching your kids your address and phone number....I have a story that will make you want to teach your kids

In the school holidays JK was out side on his cell ph it was bout 3 in the morning....he thought he had saw a ghost run past our neighbours house (who lives on a different st from us) anyway he told his mate to wait cos' he was seeing things while he took off up the drive way to see and what it was was a little girl in her PJ, no shoes, and a hood over her head but she didn't have her arms in the sleeves....well he called out to her and said "what are you doing" (in the mean time he had hung up on his mate) she replied "i'm on my way home" JK said "where did you come from and where do you live?" she said "i was at a sleep over at my friends house and they woke me up we had a fight and i left i live just around the corner" They were camping outside in the front yard. So JK said he would walk with her home thinking she knew..he said they walk around the streets but she was confused and didn't really know apparently she had been wondering the streets for a while before JK spotted her, she had been down to Taikata shops and back up the road again...we live about a 5 - 8 min walk from those shops. Once JK realised she was confused and every st looks the same at that hour he told her they would come back to our house and explained he had a partner and two young children...when they got back to the top of our st she didn't want to come any further so she sat down on the side of the road...Jk threw her his jumper and told her to put it on and wrap her feet up n it and she did. The whole time they were walking he stayed on the road...even when they sopped he sat in the middle of the road, he tried to ring me to come out but he had no credit and not wanting to leave her he ended up calling the police which is what i said he should have done in the first place....anyhow he explain to her that she would be going for a ride in a police car to find her parents and that she would be looked after by them....when he cops got to them Jk got a full grilling by them. Who wouldn't question a man with a young child at that time of the morning. We haven't heard anything back since.

So the fact that you are wanting to teach your children their address and phone number if fantastic in my books.
And i hope my story will encourage you to do so!!

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thanks deez, that brought a tear to my eye and reinforced the importance of teaching them the info.

and thats a good idea glow about the numbers on our letterbox... we'll talk about it on the way home from kindy today again i think...

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My sister used fridge magnets to teach her kids their address and phone number.

Initially she wrote it down for them but they soon could spell it out from memory. We also made up tags for my nephew, when he started spending days with his dad, we'd attach the tag with emergency contact numbers to his day bag.

PS. Deb - Gabriel definitely knows your name, I've heard him call you "Debbie"

Alan knows all our names in full our address that we live by the rock. He know's we live in NP.   He knows where Daddy and uncle work's.   Have not approached the other stuff yet, but going to need to with him soon as he is a really friendly kid and that really worries me that he would go off with a stranger.
Janine I love the tip about the cell number that is a great idea..