Talking to Kids About Preparedness

How to Talk to Kids About Prepping and Survival
http://www.askaprepper.com/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-prepping-and-survival/


  If you have been moving in this direction for a while now, or if you’re just starting out, it’s important to consider how your children may feel about many of these lifestyle choices, changes, and preparations. While it may be easy to gauge your tweens and teenager’s reactions (and spirited opinions) to some of your family plans, with younger children it’s important to have frequent candid conversations to get in their head and find out what they’re thinking and feeling – without inadvertently making them feel unsafe. ---CONTINUED---

Preparing Worry Prone Children For an Emergency
https://www.thereadystore.com/food-storage/17519/preparing-worry-prone-children-for-an-emergency/

Happy wife, happy life, right? The same goes for happy children, happy home. Panic is usually the first response when a crisis happens, especially where children are concerned. Remaining calm will help the children stay calm as well. Prepare children for emergencies. Make a plan and practice, this will become second nature to them. Children should know who to contact and where to meet if something were to happen.   ---CONTINUED---

Making Disaster Preparedness Fun
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/us-programs/disaster-relief-in-america/family-emergency-preparedness-plan/making-disaster-preparedness-fun

Are you ready for some fun! Lead a Prep Rally- a FREE turnkey emergency preparedness program for children in preschool, kindergarten and elementary school. Covering basic Prep Steps the uses engaging games and activities to bring concepts to life. Best of all, the curriculum is flexible, meaning you can choose the content and activities that best meet the needs of your family, program and community. ---CONTINUED---

How to Prepare Your Children for Emergencies, Disasters, and SHTF
https://modernsurvivalonline.com/prepare-children-for-emergencies/

  The scariest thing you’ll ever face as a parent is the moment you first realize you cannot protect your children from every danger in this world.

Sure, you can have some control over their safety when you are with them but as they get older, the likelihood increases that they won’t be with you when things go horribly wrong.

But as a parent or grandparent, it’s your job and your responsibility to make sure your kids can handle themselves in this world, right? ---CONTINUED---

How to Raise Your Children to Be Preppers
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/how-to-raise-your-children-to-be-preppers/

You’ve heard the old adage that says, “children learn what they live.” If your family is living a preparedness lifestyle, it holds true that your kids are learning many skills just by being with you on a daily basis.

However, if you want to make sure you are covering the basics so your kids will grow up to be self-sufficient, there are some steps you can take. Here are 15 important topics to cover as you raise your children to be preppers. ---CONTINUED---

8 Basic Survival Skills to Teach Your Children
https://urbansurvivalsite.com/basic-survival-skills-teach-children/

  (SNIP) ... Teaching your children to rely on you is a good thing, but we can’t possibly be with them at all times. Would your kids know what to do if they were on their own in a survival situation? If not, it’s time to teach your children some basic survival skills.  ---CONTINUED---

How to Speak to Your Children About Emergency Preparedness
https://rethinksurvival.com/children-emergency-preparedness/

Disasters can strike anywhere, any time, putting your children at risk. You must teach them emergency preparedness to stay safe. Unfortunately, kids can find these topics terrifying. After all, these are scary situations that require proper planning to survive.

How can you talk to your children about creating an emergency plan? You must be sensitive to their cognitive skills and emotional intelligence. You have to present age-appropriate information.

Let’s learn how to speak to your children about emergency preparedness to put them at ease. ---CONTINUED---