A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
First-Aid, Safety & Emergency
Before bringing home baby from the hospital, this cardholder has installed the infant car seat (yep, it’s a pain, but it’s the law). Before a major storm hits, this cardholder will stock up on batteries, bottled water, and other basics. Does your family have an emergency plan for a time when phones may not work, and you need to leave the house for a safer place? Working flashlights, candles, and matches for when the power is out? Needless to say, this card is a big one and should be taken seriously.
Holding this card means owning all three
Conception
Your family needs to be safe
Planning
- Developing emergency list/plan to include contacts, medical directions, home shut off systems etc.
- Researching car seats
Execution
- Creating first-aid kit and other supplies, such as extra food/flashlights, etc. for home and car
- Earthquake-proofing/childproofing home
- Purchasing and installing car seats
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Are you sufficiently prepared?
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- The holder owns all of it: noticing, planning and doing. No “just tell me what to do.”
- Agree the Minimum Standard of Care together, then let the holder meet it their way.
- Not working? Bring it to the weekly check-in and re-deal it. Don’t take it back mid-week.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.