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February 2, 2021

If your child goes missing in public remember this 1 viral tip

PHOTO: Back view a lonely toddler boy standing and crying alone on A toddler is pictured standing alone and without his parents in shopping mall, in this stock image.
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A toddler is pictured standing alone and without his parents in shopping mall, in this stock image.
AUTHOR PHOTO: Genevieve Shaw Brown By Genevieve Shaw Brown

Losing your child in a public place is one of the most terrifying things that can happen to a parent.

Your instinct may be to run everywhere you can think of, searching for your little one yourself. But one mom's viral Tik Tok tip turns your set of eyes into dozens.

"Do not start silently looking for them," mom Jes Martini said. "Start loudly looking for them."

@jesmartini

PSA that I feel can save kids and I've used- if your child goes missing in public #momsoftiktok #PSA #nojudgement #fyp #4up #besafe #parentsoftiktok

♬ original sound - Jess martini

What does that mean? Martini said to shout their description as you look.

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