What to do if granny does something daft.

A very sensible post florentina thankyou.
Condolences for you on the sudden death of your DH.
I hadn't considered this and although I seldom have sole care of the DGC it is something to think about.
Phones, whether mobile or landline are not easy to use unless you are familiar with them so a very young child might not cope.
Maybe teach them how to ask Alexa to call for help? First install Alexa........

What a great post, fiorentina51.

florentina ,
Thank you for sharing this great idea, I’ll make sure I implement these measures next time they all visit. Very sensible.

Florentina, first of all, my condolences; what a shock for you and I hope you are coping well.

You are right in being so sensible. I taught my children at an early age how to use the phone to call a nearby Aunt and also 911.

It is a bit tougher these days with cell phone use. We have a land line, and I have taught my GC how to call their mother, but I'm sure we need to practice again. Good reminder.

This is another case for not getting rid of landlines. Locked cell phones are harder to access, and are most parents showing their children how to access the emergency contacts? I do know there is an emergency button on mine that connects straight to 911 without a password.

I friend tried to talk to her GC about this as she had asthma and using an inhailer . She asked them what would happen if her inhailer was not handy and they replied that they guessed she would die . They did not seem worried about it .

What a lovely, sensible and thoughtful post from the OP. Thank you.

Thank you for your kind thoughts and words. X

Yes, I meant to send mine and forgot. Sincere apologies and condolences. A great shock for you.?

How sensible.

And sending belated sympathy on the sudden death of your DH.

An excellent idea. As I have asthma and epilepsy, I explained to my son when he was very young, probably 2, what might happen, in the least frightening way I could, and how to phone Granny (who lived nearby) or 999. Thankfully he didn’t need to, nor was he frightened by my explanation.

That is a good idea. Even as a young 20-something I had a list of emergency numbers next to the phone for my children, and showed them how to call 999. You just never know what might happen.

PollyDolly
Thanks for mentioning the neighbours. I'd forgotten them.
They will go on the updated list too.
I think I might suggest later on that the boys do a basic first aid course.

Good idea, I’ve always had the grandchildren stay and I I live alone. I taught the eldest at age 5 how to phone their parents and my bloke who lives close by but I still used to worry and imagine awful scenarios.

Excellent post!! I did something very similar with all my GC over the years. They also knew which neighbours to go to for help - not all were able to help in any emergency.
I made sure the address and postcode were by the landline phone and taught them CPR advising of updates to the current protocol when it was released.
It helped my GC to feel confident in an emergency too as one GD helped a man when he collapsed at an event.

A very sensible idea.

That sounds sensible fiorentina.