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Take a moment and think about it. When you consider the fact that Pete Rose Reds Jersey , as adults, we would never consider leaving the house without our id. We spend thousands on home and car alarms, we are even protecting our family pets with microchips; however, our most cherished possessions, our children, leave home without any identification.


Here are some questions:


- Have you taken the time to record your child's fingerprints, gather a hair sample for DNA purposes, record all hisher specific identification, including specific identifying features and a photograph of your child in a Child ID kit? If so Dave Concepcion Reds Jersey , is it up to date?


- In the event of a motor vehicle accident, in which you have been rendered unconscious, do the emergency medical professionals have a quick way of accessing your child's specific medical history, including your child's blood type, medical provider, allergies, any medications they may be taking at the time, or, even your family's doctor's name and phone number?


- If you were on vacation with your children and they became lost or separated from you Yasiel Puig Reds Jersey , or worse, arrived at a hospital, unconscious, as a John Doe, how or who would notify you and how would they know to do so?


- Do you or your husband, for that matter; carry your child's specific identification,


this should include an up to date picture?


- Do you, as responsible parents, take the time to talk with your children about child safety?


- If you became separated from your child in a crowd Sonny Gray Reds Jersey , would someone be able to contact you directly, or even know who your child was?


If your answer was no or I don't know, don't worry, you are not alone. The sad fact of the matter is that children do not carry identification; if they did they would likely loose it!


Given today's world, it's becoming a necessity for children to carry identification. This fact was clearly illustrated through recent tragic natural disasters such as the tsunami, hurricane Katrina and the earthquake in Pakistan. With each of these disasters, we've witnessed far too many unidentified children.


When thinking of child identification, often, fingerprints and hair samples are the first things that enter our mind. There are far too many companies that profess to provide your child with identification. Let me inform you that 99.9% of those companies are passive in nature.


Fingerprints Anthony DeSclafani Reds Jersey , DNA information, pictures and even dental records will and are only ever used after the fact. Passive information. Think of it as locking the barn after the horse gets away. It's unfortunate that as parents, we feel that we have done all possible to protect our children by having recorded this information. This is the first step, and a very important step in the safety of your child; however, as a parent, the only time you ever want to look at your child's identification kit is and should be when you update it. This is a very important step towards safeguarding against the unthinkable. Few people are aware that children's fingerprints are actually changing for the first 4-5 years of their life; therefore, it is imperative that this information be updated at least once a year, and every 6 months for the first three years of a child's life.


When looking for a child identification provider, keep in mind the old adage ? An once of prevention far outweighs a pound of cure?. If all the company provides you with are a fingerprint kit Matt Kemp Reds Jersey , keep looking! One such proactive provider of child safety and identification is Child ID Labels inc.


The purpose of this article is not to alarm you but to inform you, as we are all aware, information is a powerful tool. If, in reading this, you took a moment to think about your child's safety, please email this article to as many people as you know and encourage them to do the same. Your children are, after all, your most valuable possessions as well as our future.


Luke 11:11 "If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish Joey Votto Reds Jersey , will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12. "Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13. "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!''


I would like to ask this same question of you, if you have received Jesus as your Savior then you are a child of God, and God is your Heavenly Father, (This is always the first step, acknowledging Jesus Christ as the Messiah Jose Iglesias Reds Jersey , the anointed one, and receiving Him as both Savior and Lord in your life. Messiah means the anointed one.) If you asked your Heavenly Father for the gift of the Holy Spirit would He give it to you? Many people say, well I received Jesus Christ as my Savior, that means I have received the Holy Spirit. Yes you were sealed with the Holy Spirit but I am talking about the gift of the Holy Spirit that Jesus was talking about. He was not talking to sinners. He was talking to people who called God their Heavenly Father. Sinners can not call God their heavenly Father. He was talking to children of God. Are you God's child?


Acts 19:1 And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples 2. he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?'' And they said to him Scooter Gennett Reds Jersey , "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.''


3. And he said to them, "Into what then were you baptized?'' So they said, "Into John's baptism.''