Dealing with a Power Outage Calmly: Building Adaptability in Children
Last Tuesday evening, the lights suddenly went out during a storm. My 8-year-old immediately started panicking. “I can’t see! What do we do?” Instead of immediately reassuring her and fixing everything, I remembered our family’s commitment to the Life-Ready approach. I said calmly, “The power went out. This happens sometimes. Let’s think about what we need.” The look of fear mixed with growing confidence on her face told me we had a perfect opportunity to practice handling unexpected disruptions in a low-stakes environment. ...