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Sunday Morning Can Be Practical

11/2/2012

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There’s a great story about the seven-year-old boy who called 911 after his Grandpa passed out while driving him to soccer. The little boy, Evan, figured out how to make the call on his cellphone and spoke calmly with the 911 operator for 13 minutes until a police car could arrive. It struck me that this is also a reminder of how we might use our Sunday mornings for practical lessons as well – such as teaching our children how to handle emergencies. (It was important that Evan could give his full name and his grandfather’s as well as a phone number for his father.) A Sunday morning session can be a good time to enforce some of the lessons and even do a 911-cheat sheet poster that families could stick on the fridge. (For example: here’s a 911 cheat sheet.) A big part of teaching our kids how to be leaders, is making sure they have all the skills to do so.

Here’s the story about young Evan: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/boys-911-call-saves-grandfather/article4801732/

Here’s a quick 911 cheat sheet you can build a class around :http://www.onsitefirstaid.ca/resources/onsite_quickguide_kids_cheatsheet.pdf

A quick resource to what to tell them, and how to teach it: http://www.pediatricsafety.net/2010/07/the-importance-of-teaching-kids-to-use-911/

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    Joel Crouse

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