Bring survival skills and life skills education into schools

This is the skill that needs to be given top priority in teaching and training children right from preschool age, so that children can protect themselves against unexpected and negative events that may occur. Many teachers and experts say they hope that teaching life skills becomes a mainstream subject and is emphasized in schools.

Pass through death's door

In early July 2024, trapped in school, two missing children in Sa Pa (Lao Cai) maintained their lives by drinking water from a tank in the attic area. When the security guard and teacher went to check, they heard someone calling for help, so they promptly saved the two children.

The most recent case is a 6-year-old boy who got lost for 5 days in the deep forest in Yen Bai. Little D.TL and his family went to celebrate the full moon day of July at a relative's house in the same village. In the afternoon, the child and his brothers and sisters went to the other side of the stream near the house to play. While my brothers, sisters, and I were busy picking wild apricot fruits, L turned to the cassava growing area nearby. Little L couldn't determine the direction, so he walked far into the forest, then got lost in the hills. When he's hungry, he picks leaves and wild fruits to eat. When he's thirsty, he drinks stream water. Wherever he goes, he sleeps there. Because she lives in the mountains, she knows which fruits and leaves can be eaten. Baby L was found by people in a state of exhaustion due to hunger and thirst. These are just two of thousands of cases whose lives were saved thanks to survival skills.

Recently, many parents are more interested in letting their children experience summer camps or practice survival skills through courses and outdoor activities. But is that enough?

It is necessary to learn survival skills

Associate Professor Dr. Pham Huong Tra, Head of the Department of Sociology and Development (Academy of Journalism and Communication) said: Currently, there are quite a few training centers opening life skills courses and student skills training. Exist for children to experience many levels.

Escape from the crowd in chaotic situations, defense during natural disasters or protection from approaching bad and suspicious objects... not only for children to recognize but also to actually experience and form habits as a reflex. , so that when they encounter an incident, they can proactively face it and escape easily.

Teaching children survival skills is something that needs to be done early so that each child can form their own defense response. This is the skill that needs to be given top priority in teaching and training children from preschool age. It is essential for children to protect themselves against unexpected and negative events that may occur.

Also according to Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Huong Tra, equipping soft skills including survival skills, escape skills, self-protection skills,... for children under 15 years old is extremely necessary. set. Currently, many schools also integrate these contents into activities, but mainly in extracurricular activities, experiential activities or families themselves supplement knowledge and skills. This is for your children during the period when they are off school (usually courses held in the summer).

But in order for children to be able to remember what has been taught and handle situations if they happen to them, equipping them with this knowledge needs to happen more often and be repeated more regularly. The combination of parents and schools in equipping children with life skills needs to be combined smoothly and effectively.

Besides family, school is where preschool children are taught survival skills right from the first lessons. Early training and practice for children is to help children protect themselves in an industrial society with many lurking dangers. Parents are very interested in teaching children survival skills at preschool, because today most parents are busy and do not have much time to properly educate their children at home.

There are many survival skills needed in life but can point out survival skills that need to be learned as soon as possible such as staying safe if lost, staying home alone, swimming, responding to emergencies ...