1. Fishing Helps Your Children Find Nature
Admit it. Your kids probably spend too much time in front of electronics when they get home from school until they go to bed. Or at least you wish they spent even less time than they actually do. And just because you have your kids in sports or other activities, being involved doesn’t necessarily focus on being outside.
Getting out of the house into the fresh air and communing with nature has a great, calming effect on you and your kids.
2. Fishing Teaches Your Kids Where Food Comes From
Like gardening, livestock, and hunting, fishing helps teach kids where our food comes from. It also opens their world to try new foods and learn about broaden their taste palate and learn about healthier ways to eat. Catching, preparing, and cooking fish for their own meal gives them a big sense of accomplishment, too!
3. Fishing Teaches Your Kids Valuable Self-Reliance/Survival Skills
Whether your child is caught in an emergency or wants to become more self-reliant, fishing is a means of learning to provide for oneself and one’s family from the catch to the pan. Other survival skills need to be learned to be safe while fishing: blade safety, swimming, boat safety, navigation, weather spotting.
4. Fishing: A Form of Exercising for Kids
This may not be the biggest impact exercise that a child can do, but walking, bending, squatting, balancing, casting, and running around like crazy when they get bored is more than a lot of kids may do, especially if they tend to be couch potatoes.
5. Fishing Teaches Your Kids Conservation, Ecology, and Science
Yes, your kids can get an education from a morning spent at the lake! Kids can learn about fish species and their characteristics (which are good for eating and which are good for bait, how they spawn, etc.),
They can also learn how to fish appropriately for the time of year and fish population (throwing back when too small or pregnant), water conservation, local ecological effects on fishing, from droughts to pollution, and a whole mess of natural sciences tied to the surroundings of your fishing hole!
6. Fisking Teaches Your Children Patience
One thing that we can do for our kids is slow them down and help them focus. Our world has become fast-paced, and our children are trained to expect entertainment and stimulus constantly. A little downtime to learn to slow down, be patient, and enjoy the little things is always a great idea. Fishing teaches us to be patient and just relax.
How much time do you spend rushing around to get things done, as opposed to taking time to sit in calm silence with your child and just be?
7. Fishing With Your Kid Gives You Opportunities for Awesome Talks
What is your life like after school with your kids? Rushing to the next activity, home for dinner, getting homework done, baths and bedtime routines, and then bedtime. When did you have time to sit and talk to your child? Talk to them about more than what is due tomorrow or what baking treats you must make for the next day’s activity you didn’t know about yesterday.
My best real-life conversations with my kids are when we’re alone, relaxed, and can speak freely without life butting in. Fishing is a great family activity that can be enjoyed as a sport in fishing tournaments, as part of a family camping vacation, or as a relaxing time away from life.
38 Things Every Prepper Should Stockpile That Aren’t Water, Food, or Weapons
This list extends beyond the basic survival trio of water, food, and weapons. It’s a given that we need to stock up on water, food, and a way to defend ourselves and what we have. But what other things will you need in a survival situation?
None of us truly knows what TEOTWAWKI will really look like, although most of us have theories we think most likely. But whatever the situation is, there are certain supplies that it just makes sense to have on hand, aside from the obvious trio I mentioned above.
23 Smart Ways to Preserve Food
Preserving food is an art as much as it is a science, tapping into our ancestral roots and addressing modern needs. Whether you’re looking to avoid waste, prepare for leaner times, or simply enjoy the fruits of your labor year-round, these 23 smart methods will guide you through.
I’m a huge fan of preserving things I find on sale, gluts of produce from my homestead, or produce I’ve bartered with someone else.
25 Winter Foraging Foods to Save Money on Your Grocery Bill
Preparing for a recession is more important than ever in these uncertain times. I understand the challenges and fears you might face, so I’ve compiled these 25 actionable tips to recession-proof your prepping plans.
Each suggestion can help you stay ahead, ensuring that you’re surviving and thriving, even in tough economic times.
