Mum shares must-know hack to help finds your child if they ever go missing in a busy place
ONE of the most frightening thing as a parent is when you can’t find your child.
A mum has revealed a must-know hack which could help you find kids quicker if they wander off in a busy place.
TikTok mum Krista, who posts under @krista.piper, uploaded a video sharing how the parenting hack had helped her find her daughter in minutes.
She explained how instead of yelling your missing child’s name, you should shout out their outfit or a physical description, so other people can quickly help to locate them too.
In her video, which has racked up over 51,000 likes, she said: “I lost my three year old in a kids play place today and thank God for TikTok.
“Another mum found her for me and found her way faster than if I had done what I normally would have done.”
Krista explained how she had taken her daughter to a Science Museum where there was a “giant” play area along one side of it.
She said: “All of a sudden, I don’t know where my three year old is.
“So at that point I’m starting to panic.
“I started calling her name.
“Right after I started calling her name a little lightbulb went off in my head that I remembered a TikTok that I had seen probably a year ago.
“It was of a mum who had lost her kid in a grocery store and instead of yelling out her kid’s name, she yelled out a description of what her child was wearing and she was able to find her kid way faster.”
Krista tried the trick, calling out “little girl pink shirt, pink Minnie Mouse shirt.”
Although she said people must have thought she was “crazy”, she was able to locate her daughter within a minute.
She added: “After I passed I heard other mums repeating it.”
Another mum heard the phrase and spotted her daughter wearing the pink Minnie Mouse shirt.
Krista concluded: “Hopefully this reaches other parents that if you are in this situation, shout out your kid’s description, you will find them faster.”
Her video has racked up 50,000 likes, and many parents praised her advice.
One said: “It’s a genius tactic.”
Another added: “I’m so glad you found your daughter.”