Mabel's Labels 411 Wristbands: Crowd Control

This summer, we entered unchartered territory with our 4-year-old Owenwhen his preschool started taking field trips on Fridays. Some werelocal, but others were a little more involved and stress-inducing, likea trip to an aquarium that’s over an hour away. The mom in me wasworried, especially since Owen has autism and has a tendency to wanderin crowded settings. I was thrilled to learn that Mabel’s Labels — a brand we already know and love in our home — has created 411 Wristbands ($21 for a pack of 30) for occasions just like this.

These waterproof, adhesively-sealed wristbands (available in fourstyles) can be personalized to include whatever information a parentchooses, so that if your child does happen to become lost youremergency contact information is at the ready. Simply tear off thewristbands as you need them, remove the adhesive backing, apply to yourchild’s wrist and send them on their way!  There’s also room to includeany pertinent medical information, like whether your child has a foodallergy or — in Owen’s case — autism.

I like the 411 Wristbands and have recommended them to myfriends because they really do give me peace of mind on those dayswhere Owen is off having adventures without me. I also love that Mabel’s Labels is donating 10% of all sales of the 411 Wristband to the organization Autism Speaks. In this household, that qualifies as a win-win!

Comments

thank you SO much for this. i too worry tremendously about my little guy because he too is autistic and would not be able to tell anyone what his name is, where he lives, etc. if he wandered off. this has made my day! i’ve meant to search for something like these, but haven’t had time. THANK YOU CBB!!

- marla on August 11th, 2008

What a great idea !!!

- Molly on August 11th, 2008

I have two autistic sons and neither of them would keep something like this one. At the hospital, they kept ripping the ID bands off and those things are really thick. Still if your child will use them, they could be a real lifesaver.

- Serena on August 11th, 2008

Mabel’s Labels is such a great company. Thanks for sharing about their new wristbands.

- Kimberly/Mom in the City on August 11th, 2008

I have heard of something similar but they are fake tats but they do not include the childs name for safety issues. They are called safetytats

- Vanessa on August 11th, 2008

My daughter, when she was younger, had an auditory processing disorder and would wander away and get lost. Whenever we went to the mall or any where there was a large crowd, I used to pin a small plastic bag to her back. Inside I had a piece of paper with her name and my cell phone number is case she got lost. I also used to tie a helium balloon to her belt loop in the back of her pants so I could spot her in a crowd.

- karen c on August 11th, 2008

Delighted these are a hit! I’m one of the co-founders of Mabel’s Labels and the eldest of my five kiddos has autism, which is what inspired the product and partnership with Autism Speaks. Serena is right…some kids with autism have such strong sensory issues that they can not tolerate a wristband, a tag on a shirt, the feel of sand on their feet, etc. etc. We hope that this product is able to help out where it can. Fantastic to hear all the great feedback! Thanks!!

- Julie Cole on August 11th, 2008

Mabel’s Labels also makes the sticky labels for the inside of shirts…If you think your kids might rip the wristbands off, you can try the sticky lables and put them on the outside instead of the inside! I just looked at their website (love it!!) and I am also about to order some myself, though we will ONLY put our families last name and our cell phone numbers on the wristbands for safety reasons.

- Suzanne on August 11th, 2008

Another great company is Stuck on You – they have Stick With Me wristbands where you write the childs name and phone number, therfore you can use them for more than 1 child at a time. They loop around like a bracelet, which the kids love, or you can also loop them onto a belt loop and they stay on great.

- Victoria on August 12th, 2008

We LOVE Mabel’s Labels. They come in handy for everything when your little one is in daycare or school! For the mom’s who have kids who won’t keep the bracelets on….we just ordered Safety Tats (temporary tattoos with all your info on it) and love them. My daughter can’t take it off and it gives us peace of mind!

- Cameron on August 12th, 2008

Right after my identical twin sons arrived, we were gifted these tags as a means of identifying our sons. We no longer need them ourselves, but these come in handy when we have a babysitter or leave the babies with family who may have a harder time telling the boys apart since they have almost no identifying features!

- Colleen on August 12th, 2008