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Teach name and address. Practice 112 on toy phone. Simple games for drills. Comfort job for child. Calm talk after.

Step 1: Teach full name, parent names, and home address by age 5
Step 2: Practice calling 112 on toy or old phone — explain real calls only for real emergencies
Step 3: Use simple games for drop-cover-hold and fire crawl low
Step 4: Assign one comfort job in drill — carry sibling photo or hold whistle
Step 5: Reassure after drills — answer questions honestly at child's level

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT use graphic disaster videos with young children.

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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT punish child for wrong drill answer — correct gently and repeat.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Teach: 112 when adult unconscious, fire, or lost and scared with no adult.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Lost in mall — stay where visible, tell shopkeeper name and parent phone.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Persistent nightmares after real event — school counsellor or child helpline 1098.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child ingests drill smoke alarm battery — poison helpline and hospital.

Know your limits: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Teach and practice. Adults lead real emergencies — children follow plan, do not rescue others alone.

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