Craig's Parents First Big Scare and a Quick Trip to the Park

Last Saturday was a big day in the life of Craig's Mum and Dad. Craig gave his parents a really big scare by letting himself out of the flat and running off down the street not long after breakfast on Saturday morning. He mistakenly believed that his favourite mobile phone had been left behind at the breakfast shop near home. Craig got away just after helping his Dad put some dirty washing into the washing machine. Craig's Dad stayed on the back balcony to bring some dry clothes in. Craig went back inside but Craig's Dad wasn't concerned because he knew Craig's Mum was there. He didn't know that Craig's Mum was in the bathroom. When she came out of the bathroom, the front door of the flat was wide open and Craig was gone.

Craig made it all the way downstairs and out into the lane outside before being pulled up. It was ever so fortunate that the father of Craig's second cousin Ke-jhen was standing outside of his place on the ground floor smoking a cigarette at the time. He stopped Craig from running away too far. The lane Craig lives in has some traffic but not much and the lane is so narrow that, generally speaking, the cars and motor scooters are not travelling very fast. But, the road at the end of the lane where the breakfast shop is located has plenty of fast-moving traffic. Luckily, Craig didn't get that far.

Within an hour of that event, the lock on the front door of the flat had been changed. So long as Craig's Mum and Dad remember to lock the door from the inside after they get home, a repeat is impossible.

Later the same day, Craig went to the park with his Dad. He likes this see-saw because he can play on it by himself. He's definitely becoming braver about doing things like standing up on moving objects.

It's always a good idea to get the boy outside where he can run around and exercise during the day. He always sleeps better at night afterwards.