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Teach the Emergency Call Without Placing a Practice Call to 911 - working notes

One situation. Clear facts. An honest next step.

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Hypothetical example: A child remembers the street but misses the apartment number. The parent adds a private reminder and repeats the opening with a paper phone.

01Start with what the child would need to say

Choose an age-appropriate pretend emergency and accurate location information.

Pretend situation

Location information to practice

Adult guidance question

02Keep the pretend conversation off a live connection

Choose paper or spoken roleplay that cannot connect a call.

Nonconnected rehearsal method

Real device instructions to review

Unresolved access need

03Practice listening as well as speaking

Practice answering and listening to one follow-up question.

Child’s opening information

Follow-up question practiced

Listening instruction to revisit

04End with a usable correction and an accident rule

Correct one gap and explain the accidental-call response.

Specific correction

Accidental-call explanation

Move or device review trigger