preparedness drills?
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ZeSpectre
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You don't tell us ages so I'm going to assume they are young.
-How to call 911 (ability to give name, address, and nature of emergency)
-When to stay, when to leave, and where they should go so you can find them if they have to leave the house.
-Basic first aid training and guidelines for using it.
(honestly, I'm not giving any firearms advice without a lot more information)
-How to call 911 (ability to give name, address, and nature of emergency)
-When to stay, when to leave, and where they should go so you can find them if they have to leave the house.
-Basic first aid training and guidelines for using it.
(honestly, I'm not giving any firearms advice without a lot more information)
Sorry for the omission.
My boys are 6, 3 and 18 months. The 6 and 3 year old share a room while the 18 month old is still in a crib. Any escape plans will include a stop in the nursery to pick up the baby.
I'll probably start with a fire drill. My wife and I debated over where to have the boys go because there are so many different possibilities of what "could" happen. I'm not sure if they're old enough to understand secondary or tertiary plans in the event that the primary plan becomes impossible.
My boys are 6, 3 and 18 months. The 6 and 3 year old share a room while the 18 month old is still in a crib. Any escape plans will include a stop in the nursery to pick up the baby.
I'll probably start with a fire drill. My wife and I debated over where to have the boys go because there are so many different possibilities of what "could" happen. I'm not sure if they're old enough to understand secondary or tertiary plans in the event that the primary plan becomes impossible.
El Tejon
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Eddie Eagle--stop, don't touch, tell an adult.
Fire drill--get down, crawl, gather by oak tree, or light post, or wherever. Yell if they smell smoke (kids love this drill as they love to make noise and crawl about
).
Run and hide drill--like hide and seek. When you yell "get down" or whatever, they fall to ground, crawl to hide and not say word. Last time I did this with nephews we could not find one of them for a panicky 5 minutes or so as he had crawled behind stereo speakers and not made any noise.
First Aid--what to do for bleeding and burns especially. Do you have any of those Israeli Battle Dressings? Those can be learned by very young children. Order a dozen or so and use two from training.
Fire drill--get down, crawl, gather by oak tree, or light post, or wherever. Yell if they smell smoke (kids love this drill as they love to make noise and crawl about
).Run and hide drill--like hide and seek. When you yell "get down" or whatever, they fall to ground, crawl to hide and not say word. Last time I did this with nephews we could not find one of them for a panicky 5 minutes or so as he had crawled behind stereo speakers and not made any noise.
First Aid--what to do for bleeding and burns especially. Do you have any of those Israeli Battle Dressings? Those can be learned by very young children. Order a dozen or so and use two from training.
K5mitch
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I second what El Tejon said.
Why type of preparedness mindset do you have? How could you handle the three young-uns if you had to leave your home (e.g. housefire).
Why type of preparedness mindset do you have? How could you handle the three young-uns if you had to leave your home (e.g. housefire).
Fred Fuller
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First, if you haven't done so already, formulate family emergency plans for possible emergencies- fire, flood, storm, burglary/home invasion or whatever.
Once your plans are thoroughly reviewed, then it's time to practice them on a regular schedule. Plans and expectations should realistically reflect the maturity level and confidence level of your children. I'd think at this point all of them would depend on the adults in the family for help and guidance in the event of emergencies, but knowing what to expect will help them cope in the event of the real thing.
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Once your plans are thoroughly reviewed, then it's time to practice them on a regular schedule. Plans and expectations should realistically reflect the maturity level and confidence level of your children. I'd think at this point all of them would depend on the adults in the family for help and guidance in the event of emergencies, but knowing what to expect will help them cope in the event of the real thing.
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