It is recommended that you not put a child's name on their backpacks, jackets, etc. A stranger could call them by name and if the child is young enough to not understand the danger, could easily think they know the person and believe anything they are told. I would think again, for safety's sake and not put their names on them--at least not on the outside. This is one of the things that is mentioned a lot on all of my embroidery lists.