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Why is survival knowledge important?

They are meant to provide basic necessities for the sustenance of human life, such as water, food, shelter, and so on. Apart from raising our children on the values of right and wrong, we also need to consider incorporating basic survival skills in their upbringing.

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What do Survival skills mean?

Techniques that one may use in order to sustain life in any type of natural or built environment are known as survival skills. They are meant to provide basic necessities for the sustenance of human life, such as water, food, shelter, and so on. Apart from raising our children on the values of right and wrong, we also need to consider incorporating basic survival skills in their upbringing. All parents want what’s best for their children and are always looking out for ways to protect our children from any and all harm. When we diligently prepare ourselves and care for every possible emergency ourselves, it is also important to teach survival to children and not just let them rely on us always.

Why are learning survival skills important?

Many of you may feel that it is such a pointless endeavor in today’s world. As human beings, we evolved to such an extent where hunting, gathering, making our own shelter, avoiding wild animals or unsafe environments does not feel like a necessity now. After all, the chances of our children getting lost in the woods or us losing our kid in a crowd in an unknown city are very slim. However, at Sherwood High, we believe that children need to be aware and have practical, applicable knowledge for each and every situation that they may or may not come across in real life. Though we hope and pray that no harm should ever come to any of our children, we need to equip them with the means necessary in case of any emergency. Something as simple as a family camping trip or hiking trip can turn into a tense situation if the child wanders away from the campsite or during a trekking adventure. According to a study, 41% of adults lose track in the woods even after they leave a trail but can’t find their way back and children on the other hand were full of curiosity and fascination with the natural world are even more at risk.

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Why am I living in survival mode?

Survival mode is essentially booting in “safe mode”. Things like trauma, prolonged grief, or even burnout can cause our brains to opt into booting in this way – it's basically our brain entering survival mode.

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Fight: facing any perceived threat head on. Fighting is when you feel like you have a chance to win. Flight: running away from the danger. Flight is when you feel you have a chance to escape. Freeze: unable to move or act against a threat. Freeze is when you can’t fight or flight and feel nothing will protect you. Fawn: immediately acting to try to please to avoid any conflict. Fawn is that you have discovered a technique that will woo the threat into a more manageable experience that ensures your safety. So, maybe this is people-pleasing. Each of these responses is our body’s best attempt at survival. And how wonderful! You are here today because of each of those attempts. You have always done the best you can with the information and abilities available to you. These are a continuation of signs & symptoms which you may already notice are happening for you in survival mode, and the way you respond may be different depending on your natural trauma response. These responses may include: Forgetting to take care of your basic needs. Feel more tired than usual or expected. Emotion regulation goes out the window. Memory issues Multitasking becomes challenging. Any of these signs and symptoms, coupled with your response, are your early indicators that you may be headed for or are already in survival mode. Being aware of these early indicators, naming them, and responding accordingly, can help manage and prevent living in survival mode. There are three ways of responding to manage and prevent survival mode. These are self-compassion, self-regulation, and self-care.

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