As a parent, you do everything in your power to ensure that your child has a safe and happy childhood. There are times where your child’s well being is taken from your control. During these times, injuries and damages could occur. It is vital that you teach your children the importance of documenting serious incidents should injuries or damages occur.
Car Accidents
One of the most common types of accidents, a car accident can prove to be fatal in extreme cases. Luckily, many vehicle collisions are light fender benders or collisions with other objects such as trees or safety guardrails. There are latent injuries that can occur weeks or even months after a minor vehicle collision, so it’s critical that your child write down everything they can remember immediately after experiencing a car accident.
Regardless of which driver was at fault, the accurate recounting of the events leading up to the collision and the recollection of minute details could be beneficial during the insurance company’s investigation into your claim, if you file one. In addition to assisting your insurance company’s investigation, proper documentation of the events will also assist with a personal injury lawsuit if someone becomes injured during the collision.
Bullying
It’s inevitable that your child will encounter the harsh treatment of a bully. While this usually occurs in school, bullying is an unfortunate symptom of misplaced childhood aggression that can manifest in neighborhood kids, cousins, or at kid-oriented activities such as summer camp or on a sports team. Whenever your child comes to you with a grievance regarding a bully, document the incident, even if it was just a verbal altercation.
These documents can act as evidence to show a pattern of behavior. If your child becomes physically injured due to the actions of a bully, immediately have your child document the incident and add it to the documentation of previous bullying incidents. You may need to take these documents and any medical reports to a personal injury lawyer like Kenneth J. Allen Law Group to pursue legal remedies for the situation.
Other Injuries
Kids are wild and prone to accidents, but sometimes, their injuries are through no fault of their own. If you’re suspicious about an injury your child has developed, sit down with them to document their recollection of what happened to cause the injury and the events leading up to the incident. These documents will help build your legal case if the grievance is unable to be negotiated out-of-court.
As with any legal document, it is important to add your child’s signature and your signature to the document you’ve created. You may want to speak to a notary public to find out if the documentation should also be notarized to make it a legalized document.
