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Kid Communities - Part 4

10/16/2018

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The communities we live in are the ones we must look at with the most critical of lenses. Our neighbors, our friends, our family. The strangers next door. But to what extent are we actually aware of this community aspect in our lives? To what extent are we  just assuming the best and hoping everything will always remain the same? The reality is that when disaster knocks at the door, just as hurricanes Michael and Florence have recently done on the East Coast of the United States, we are forced to rely upon connections out of need, but...
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Kid Communities - Part 3

10/12/2018

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Being a successful parent and prepper is something deeply rooted in American culture. It is something that has changed little over time in that the heart of what we do today is designed to help the next generation perform better for all of humanity. At least that's what we'd like to believe, anyway. Our country's history is rooted deeply in discovery, independence...

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Kid Communities - Part 2

10/9/2018

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As a kid growing up, I was destined to travel with the pack as we migrated from place to place in search of food, prosperity and the endless hunt for basic survival needs. And now, with kids of my own, I can't help but ...
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Kid Communities - Part 1

9/17/2018

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Growing up, the kids we ran with set the stage for who we would grow up to be. We had our own  teams for every street game we could think up. Most importantly, regardless of our independent nature as kids, we always had a high regard for the strength of the unit: the kid community.
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Kids, Security, & Kung-Fu

9/11/2018

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Let's face it - there's only so much you can do to protect your kids, especially when you are busy performing the work required to put food on the table. It is inevitable that your duties as a parent will be challenged the moment your kid takes those first steps away on the first day of kindergarten. So how do you make sure that you...

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Coping With Loss and Suffering

9/10/2018

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This is a tough one. You lose your job, something dear to you, a family member, a friend. You watch someone suffer or show signs of dementia, or get a horrific diagnosis or injury. Now what? What do you do and how do you justify your actions moving forward?
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Promoting the Entrepreneurial Skill Sets

8/31/2018

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There is much to be said about the benefits of early skills training, like wood shop, metal shop and even home economics. The skills learned in these classes were designed to help the youth better serve themselves and each other in small communities across America. It is in the heart of this education that our country once pulsed with life. We were leaders at young ages, self sufficient and whole with much to...

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Bug Out Bikes for Beginners

8/17/2018

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The bike is a child’s first form of tangible freedom. It is a rite of passage and allows the young boy or girl a sense of approval from parents to be adventurous, self-reliant and brave. It is one of many doorways to self-sufficiency and preparedness, especially when it comes to kids.

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Cutting the Wireless Umbilical

8/6/2018

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Technology can be a friend or a foe depending on how you treat it. We are surrounded with technology today that is far more advanced than we had it growing up and many of us are starting to realize that our kids are showing signs of immersion, isolation, and flat-out addiction to the devices that were intended to entertain or educate us. So what does a concerned parent do if their child or family member or close friend is...
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Kids, Guns and Parental Control

8/1/2018

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Kids and guns - it's a touchy subject in today's world of mass media shooting coverage. But what about the hordes of responsible parents and minors that are able to control themselves and shoulder the responsibility of owning, using and training with a firearm?

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    D. Ryan Buford is a freelance writer skilled in project management and written communication. He currently lives in the heart of the Pacific Northwest and hosts an internet radio podcast with his son here.

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