Articles · Topic
Articles about Children
17 articles across 3 sections
Section
Community
Church Disaster Volunteer Management
How a faith community turns offers of help after a disaster into safe, supervised work: task cards, sign-in, briefing, screening by task and walk-in volunteers.
Church Security That Stays Welcoming
Keep a church or house of worship welcoming: trained greeters, behavior-based reporting, three property layers, children's rooms and plans made with police.
Disaster Spiritual Care With Consent
How a faith community offers spiritual care after a disaster: ask first, follow the person's own beliefs, attach no conditions, and when to call 988 or 911.
Should a Church Be a Disaster Shelter?
A decision guide for houses of worship asked to shelter people overnight: the four honest roles, FEMA's space figures, the gates to pass and when to say no.
School Gardens as Community Infrastructure
K-12 school gardens as community preparedness infrastructure. Grant sources, curriculum tie-ins, summer maintenance plans, and how to make a school garden survive beyond one champion.
Section
Self-Reliance
Family Meetings and Calendars
Lesson six of Household Management. A fifteen-minute four-part household meeting (week ahead, rhythm check, one topic, a good word), one shared household calendar, and the four reasons family meetings fail, including children treated as an audience.
Children and Infants, Medical Preparedness
Medical preparedness planning for families with children and infants, from medication storage to pediatric-specific supply needs and care continuity during disruptions.
Family Fitness Preparedness, Fitness for Preparedness
Age-specific guidance for children, teens, adults, and older adults. Adaptive approaches for people with disabilities or chronic conditions. Building household physical capacity as a shared project ,
Family Safety Planning: A Household Guide
How to build a household safety plan: fire escape routes, family meeting points, emergency contacts, and how to practice with children without creating anxiety.
First Tools: Teaching the Next Person in the House
How to teach children to use tools safely. Age-appropriate first tools, supervision levels, the teaching sequence, and how to build confidence without building bad habits.
Household Ground Rules for Children Online
Age-appropriate ground rules for children online: what to share, what not to, account setup, COPPA protections, and how the rules grow with the child.
Household Situations: Preparedness for Every Home
Home safety and preparedness guides for families with children, seniors living at home, people living alone, and households with pets. Every situation has different starting points.
Medical Preparedness for Children
Emergency medical preparedness for families with children and infants. Pediatric medications, formula supply, consent forms, school connections, and children with special healthcare needs.
Staying Safe in a Disaster Shelter
The Home Water Drill: Turn Off Your Water for 12 Hours
Turn off your main water shutoff for 12 hours and find out what you don't know. How to run the drill, what to track, the toilet flush revelation, post-drill assessment, and the 24-hour advanced version.
Section
Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness with Young Children
Emergency preparedness with young children. Kit additions, household plan adjustments, school pickup protocol, and shelter guidance for infants and toddlers.
Family Storm Kit: Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Multi-Day Power Events With Children
A family storm kit for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, and multi-day power outages with children. Helmets, shelter bedding, weather radio, safe lighting, food kids will eat, and activity supplies tha