A series of incidents caused adults and even children to fall into unsafe situations. Most recently, a 6-year-old in Yen Bai province miraculously survived after 5 days lost in the forest, showing the value of being close to nature in developing basic survival skills.
Dr. Truong Hong Son, Deputy Secretary General - Vietnam Medical Association, Director of Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine shared about survival skills.
Survival skills, called "survival skills" in English, are a series of techniques that help individuals overcome and face many different natural environments, including the basic things a person needs to know to apply them. Use in daily life such as finding food, water, shelter, first aid, etc.
The benefits of teaching children survival skills
Increase confidence and independence: Children will become more confident and stronger when they learn and know how to take care of themselves, explore and solve problems on their own, and cope with difficult situations in life. family, school and life.
Practice critical thinking and problem solving: Survival situations often require quick thinking to solve problems encountered. By learning survival skills, children develop the ability to assess situations, identify solutions, and adapt to changing circumstances. These problem-solving skills are applicable in many different aspects of life, from school projects to personal challenges.
Raise environmental awareness: When children learn to navigate and develop in the natural environment, they will have a higher awareness of environmental protection.
Cultivate flexibility and adaptability: Children who learn survival skills will become resourceful, learning how to use natural materials effectively. This adaptability can help children develop a "can do" attitude into everyday life.
Get exercise and enjoy the outdoors: In a world dominated by screens and indoor activities, practicing these skills provides a great opportunity for children to maintain physical activity and outdoor activities.
Improve crisis management skills: children will have skills to handle emergency situations such as learning first aid, orientation and emergency signals to prepare for unexpected challenges.
Practice perseverance and patience: When learning and practicing survival skills exercises, children will understand the importance of perseverance and patience in unsatisfactory conditions and waiting for favorable conditions. better to solve the problem.
Help children with teamwork skills: to be able to survive well, children are often encouraged to work in groups, from which they learn how to cooperate with other members and build positive social interactions.
Learn how to manage children's own emotions: The skill of controlling their own emotions is an important skill, helping children cope with stress and pressure in life.
Some practical survival skills for children: Survival skills when drowning; Self-care skills; Self-defense survival skills for children; Survival skills when lost; Skills to respond to emergency situations...
