As expected, play is the reserve of children.
In some countries, children have to work to help make ends met in a family.
This sometimes can lead to child labor.
Parents therefore fear giving any assignments to children for fear of being charged with child labor.
To avoid such accusations, it would be wise to form groups with other parents with children of the same age group and plan to load them with several emergency skills.
These skills would include, mountain climbing skills, kitchen skills, gardening skills, camping skills and other valuable skills.
It would then be advisable to ensure that the children know the skills are for emergency but when they grow up they can utilize them.
Children understand easily and are fast learners too.
Often, we see in the media about children helping out a parent who suddenly has gone ill, assisting a kid brother when the nanny is late or doesn't get to work at all.
All these would not be possible without a level of exposure.
Mountain climbing is every child dream venture.
Once in a while, schools do organize for mountain climbing.
Sometimes accidents do happen on the mountain and it is important that your child knows a few details.
First aid is one of the important things a child requires to know.
What would your child do if a friend faints or trips and hits a rock? Animal too do attack.
Taking precautions so that the wild do not attack is very important.
How to handle the wild if an attack occurs is equally very important.
Adults and children, who have taken precaution, have been saved from the wild.
Do you know, to hide from elephants you only need to be on the opposite side from where the wind is blowing? In simple terms, if you are in front of the elephant and the wind is blowing from the front, you are in trouble; the wind will carry your scent to the elephant.
If you are behind the elephant and the wind is blowing from the front, you are safe because the wind will not carry your scent to the elephant.
Sometimes, the wind direction changes and you might be forced to change direction in order to be protected from an elephant attack.
Do you also know, buffaloes in a bunch are not very dangerous? They do not attack.
A lone buffalo is very dangerous.
In order to be protected, all you need to do is run zigzag at high speed.
Buffaloes only run straight, therefore chances of being knocked are less.
Buffaloes are blind.
If the going gets tough, drop a jacket.
Buffaloes easily get confused, and would attack a jacket thinking it is a real person, giving a person a chance to run away.
Being able to fix a quick meal or handle gas and knives is important just in case anything happens to a nanny or a caretaker.
It would be better if a child knows how to handle complex situations rather than experimenting.
Naturally, knives should be kept far from children, accessible only on emergency cases.