A mum who lost her daughter on the playground has revealed how she found her in minutes using the viral ‘look out loud’ method.
Earlier this year, Krista Piper, of Ohio, took her two children to a play area attached to a local science museum.
While she was talking to another parent, little Lily, a wedding photographer, disappeared into one of the various “nooks and crannies” of space.
speaks in a Viral TikTok videothe mother of two recalled how she began to “panic” and ran off to check one of Lily’s favorite spots on the playground.
After finding out she wasn’t there, Krista explained, “I went back, grabbed her brother and said, ‘I don’t know where Lily is, we need to find her.'” Come and help me. “
Krista Piper, from Ohio, took her two children to a playground attached to a local science museum and was horrified when she couldn’t find her daughter. Stock photos
Although Krista started calling Lily’s name at first, the mother remembered how the “light bulb” went off in her head moments later.
She continued, “I remembered a TikTok that I probably saw over a year ago that I’ve been putting in the back of my mind to never think about again.”
The video Krista watched was of a mother who found her baby in a supermarket by describing aloud her son’s appearance to other members of the audience.
Christa said: ‘She was able to find her baby faster and that’s what I did.
She stopped calling Lily’s name and started yelling, “Little girl, pink shirt, pink Minnie Mouse shirt.”
She added, “I probably should have thrown her age in there or her hair color but you know, that was the quickest thing I could think of.”
While she was doing this, the mother feared that her daughter – who she called her “little ninja” – had somehow escaped from the play area.
As she frantically searched the playground, Krista says other parents realized what was going on and started repeating Lily’s physical description, too.
The mother shared her experience in the hope that the “look out loud” approach might help other parents in her situation
The clip has garnered more than 56,000 likes since it was uploaded last month and fans agreed it was a “call to action” for parents.
As a result of the “look out loud” approach, another mom spotted Lily and told Christa exactly where she was.
Fighting back tears, Krista added, “Public service proclaims: If you lose your baby, your dog, anything – raise your voice.
I may sound like a crazy person but I get the job done. I’ve found my kid really fast (by comparison) for me just by looking at myself or coming up to groups of parents and saying, “Hey, did you see a girl in a pink shirt?”
That’s what I would normally do but the fact that I saw that TikTok, I knew what to do. So we hope this reaches out to other parents.
In total, Krista says Lily has been missing for a maximum of two minutes.
The clip has garnered more than 56,000 likes since it was uploaded last month – and parents were grateful for the advice.
Someone replied: Don’t look crazy! All these moms knew it takes a team.
Speaking from the experience, another added: “This happened in the pumpkin patch last year.
Hundreds of people and a mother were yelling about a girl with a blue bow and finding her fast.
Meanwhile, a third wrote: “As a mom, if you hear someone yell out a name you probably don’t think much of it, but yelling in description is like calling moms to action!”
