Preparing Children For Life and Enriching Families
Refusal is a hugely important life skill. Fear of offending or being seen in the wrong light has caused countless young people to end up in situations or making commitments that, at best, made them very uncomfortable, and, at worst, shipwrecked their lives. It is essential that a SkillTrekker Cragsman, like yourself, has the confidence to refuse, and the knowledge…
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I know when I mention exercise, many of you want to run and hide. But you are Cragsman now and you need to create an exercise regimen. I won’t bore you with all the benefits of exercise, you have heard them all before. But the fact remains, if you are active and relatively fit, you’ll feel better, live healthier, and…
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A ladder is really one of the most dangerous items in your home. Many accidents happen every year when people fall off of ladders and get very hurt indeed. Ladder safety is quite an important skill. There are several types of ladder that you can get. Essentially they fall into two categories, either a step ladder that usually folds out…
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Growing seeds in a bag helps you see what is happening. It’s also really cool to see the results that usually happen underground. When you start to garden, initially getting seeds to grow can be a little tricky. You plant them in the soil and then wait. You have no idea if anything is happening underground. You don’t know if…
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Isn’t it bliss to lay down on a beautiful lawn in the summer time? The soft grass under your head and the neatly cut blades tickling your neck feels so great. Well, how do you think it got to be so neatly cut? Learning how to mow the lawn will help you learn what it takes to make this happen….
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Okay, we have a big task this time, but it will literally feed the family. We are going to build a vegetable plot. Here is your opportunity to apply some of the things you have learned and use nature to put food on the table. But growing things is not the easiest thing to do. You have to do it…
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Does your child know about mail carriers? Well, now is their chance as a Trailblazer. Few jobs in the US are protected by the government so strongly, which is how important we all consider this to be. The first challenge to collecting the mail is being safe. Many people have to cross the road to get to their mailbox….
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I know, I know. It’s an old cliché given by every sports coach on the planet and we all know we can only give 100% of anything. So a lesson that teaches you to give 110% may be the most valuable lesson you ever get. I genuinely believe this simple principle will take you to places way beyond your peers,…
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From time to time you are going to need to take some medicine. It happens to us all. And one thing about medicine, very often all the bottles of pills can look the same. So knowing how to read a medicine bottle label is an important skill to have. We could end up taking the wrong pills or the wrong…
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Nope, we are not talking about that piece of music that every novice piano player learns and plays to death. I am talking about the two small sticks that Asian cultures have used for millennia to eat with. This is tricky, but everyone should be able to master chopsticks properly. First, hold a single chop stick between your thumb and…
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