What to do when the house catches fire, the escape route, stop, drop and roll…etc? Do you practice the escape routes? How often?
You need to practice and actually set off the alarm while the kids are sleeping so they get used to the sound. Many kids will sleep right through it!
You should probably practice twice a year.
You should have an escape route and a place to meet outside.
You should always help a child under the age of 3 – they cannot be expected to get out by themselves.
I don’t practice, my son is only 18 months old. But I will when he’s older.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:43 pm
I was always told by my parents, from a very young age, that if the smoke alarm went out, to try and get to the mailbox. When I was in about first grade, and my little brother was four, we pretended to be sleeping. My dad made the alarm go off, and we practiced feeling the knob on the door and getting outside. It all depends on how your kids would handle this, but my brother and I did it wihtout complaining. My other little brother, when he was four, probably would not have been able to handle the drill.
If you just tell them a meeting spot, and explain what a smoke alarm is, there is no harm in that.
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June 22nd, 2010 at 10:28 pm
You need to practice and actually set off the alarm while the kids are sleeping so they get used to the sound. Many kids will sleep right through it!
You should probably practice twice a year.
You should have an escape route and a place to meet outside.
You should always help a child under the age of 3 – they cannot be expected to get out by themselves.
I don’t practice, my son is only 18 months old. But I will when he’s older.
References :
I work for a fire department.