Teaching them basic survival skills in a safe and nurturing environment now, make it fun and age appropriate.
Talk to them point blank and honestly. Let them know that you respect their intelligence.
Have a plan for staying in or bugging out and have them help make the bugout bags. It is good to have in case of fire or other emergencies.
Above all teach them to work as a team and to consider others as well as themselves.
I think about a complete take over and if Black Ops came busting down the doors, what would happen to our children, our teens? Do I want them to get
whisked away to some child torture chamber or have the ability to survive on their own?
I will not discuss what we would do, BUT... You can make these kinds of decisions prior to them happening. What if they come to the school and start
carting kids off to some undisclosed location? Do you want this fate for your children?
I have told my oldest to go against the rules and head straight for his little brothers, leave the school to a private location and I will be there,
if I do not show they make it to the second safe location.
My kids love to play 'Ninga" games, even in the night they go out and practice their skills. If they want to build a fire, it is a pain in the arse,
but they can do it from the wilds, if they want to eat, they know how to make a use a bow from the woods. They also know indigenous plants, tree bark
and the like from our area. They know that certain bugs, worms and grubs can be eaten. They know how to make a solar distiller from trash found which
has blown in the wind. Water, food and shelter are the main focus, that and staying alive from hunters.
For my 9 year olds birthday we are holding a 'Chase' (yes like the new scifi channel show) party, we will have all the kids, 10 in all, form
alliances as well as ultimately come out the soul winner of the games. They will be hunted and pushed to the limits of their endurance as well as walk
away with experience and a great time. I am famous for my parties, where I have worked with the same kids for 8 years now. We have added a couple new,
but kids catch on quickly to theses types of games as they learn to work together to accomplish winning attitudes.
I dont have money, so ingenuity is important. And you know you can have all the best equipment and stuff, and you can loose it, so best to have the
basics from all angles covered.
No matter what the future brings, kids will always survive. They have chosen this time to come in and they truly are the Strongest Souls.
EXCELLENT Thread S@F for you, I will be reading to find out what I can learn from this fantastic group of survivors.