Its tempting as a parent to just do everything yourself to hurry and get it done and over with. But in emergency preparedness this is actually handicapping your children. Every time they participate in the physical preparations of the family they become more prepared phychologically to handle the trauma of disaster.
Be sure to include your children in your preparations. Have them help plan the menu in their 72 hour kit, purchase food and games, load backpacks, and decide what to add or remove from food storage (upon parental approval). All these things will help them be more mindful of your families emergency plan, but also give them a sense of security and safety, during and after the disaster as well. Also include them in looking around your home for safety spots and identifying potential hazards.
Together create a purchasing schedule – 1-2 items each week – for your food storage or 72 hour kits. When they understand the importance of these preparations they will be more likely to support financial decisions that enable that plan and the sacrifices that go with it.
Be sure to include your children in your preparations. Have them help plan the menu in their 72 hour kit, purchase food and games, load backpacks, and decide what to add or remove from food storage (upon parental approval). All these things will help them be more mindful of your families emergency plan, but also give them a sense of security and safety, during and after the disaster as well. Also include them in looking around your home for safety spots and identifying potential hazards.
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- includes a preparedness scavenger hunt, and a home hazard
hunt checklist
Together create a purchasing schedule – 1-2 items each week – for your food storage or 72 hour kits. When they understand the importance of these preparations they will be more likely to support financial decisions that enable that plan and the sacrifices that go with it.
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