She came asking for help.
She thought I knew her address, to write on a letter.
Well, Grandads are infallable, yes?
I've never been to her 'hometown'. I knew it by name and basically where her home was from her school.
My 7 yo did not know her street name and had no idea of an emergency phone!
We called Mr Google Earth. For a young mind I expected this to be a challenge, and to a point it was. The locality was fine from the satellite view but it didn't seem right even though I insisted. Suddenly a street number came to her mind.
We enter ground level and ..... "Oh! No, go down further ... more ... yeah! That's our house!" Hadn't gotten there but the viewport was accurate in her mind.
Ah! Her house, we tested the address, Bingo!
Fine, but I was not off the hook. we had to find two other residences. We got one but failed at ground. The other was my home. Google has sent a vehicle passed my place quite recently as some local images are not the same, er, parked truck and a small plan of some height!
On the morrow, a certain epistle will be sent appropriately.
This brings to question:
At what age and what data should your grand/children need to know? They are in an emergency with family or amongst strangers. Both scenarios pose different requirements!
Please feel comfortable in sharing thoughts without divulging.
(If you missed, my kids' parents are not together)