The Prepper Broadcasting Network - TACTICAL TUESDAY: Home Security for Kids - The Next Generation

Episode Date: May 5, 2026

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You've just joined the Prepper Broadcasting Network, where we promote self-reliance and independence. The views and opinions expressed are strictly those of the host or their guests. Visit us in the interactive chat room at Prepper Broadcasting.com. Welcome, everybody, to the Next Generation Show, where we delve deeper into the little things in life. Here we explore the lost art of fatherhood, parenthood, and fundamental preparedness for the world today. I'm your host, Ryan Buford, broadcasting from the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Thanks for joining us here today. There's not a moment to lose, so let's dig right in.

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It might be something that you would like discussed or would like to have explored on our show with me and Colin, and we're happy to take a look into it. So today, we are going to be talking about home security and some of the Kung Fu survival skills, as I've called them, that make a difference on your day-to-day life with your kids. As part of the show page, for those of you who got a chance to read the description, I was a typical suburbanite kid in America. And I was right on the cusp of being a part of the latchkey generation. And for those of you who aren't aware, the latchkey generation was most kids who were raised in the late 70s and early 80s. And a big part of this is because both parents had to work. And, I mean, this kind of ties into the, you know, Labor Day weekend, which for those of you who might be listening from out of the country, here in the United States, we celebrate Labor Day, which is, it's a public holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September. And it honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, laws, and well-being of the country.

And that's cited from Wikipedia, just a basic definition of this holiday. And one of the things that's significant about Labor Day, you know, obviously the work-related portion, but also that it signifies the end of summer for kids, i.e. they go back to school. Well, I've not said that I've started out with descriptions of different things that have tied into the topic for. the week and there's this common thread. There's always some kind of, or in most cases, there's some kind of an animal that's used to describe some aspect of preparedness or survival. And, you know, continuing that tradition, I think probably the best example I could give is the coyotes that decided to howl outside my door at 3 a.m. this morning. And it was something that generally happens when the sun goes down and on occasion,

When they get closer to the house, they can tend to chatter and yip and howl pretty bad. And it's a little bit eerie, to say the least. It kind of reminds me of the story of the classic story of the wolves at the door, the hot gates, Xerxes and Leonidas, and some of you who are familiar with the story and the story and the movie, The 300. This story is a story of King Leonidas as a young Spartan defeating a wolf and later in life standing up against a wolf-like threat against his people. And what caught me or what is kind of getting me caught up in this whole idea of wolves at the gate and the need to defend against treachery at the door is this idea that animals, especially with what is going on with coyotes at night, and being able to have home security when it comes to kids,

is that this story in particular used the same idea, the animal, to teach us about some form of survival. And all the animals that I've talked about have some sort of aspect of survival intertwined in what we deal with. You know, whether it's a bee or a bunny or a deer or a wolf, animals teach us about life and death, integrity, work ethics, patients, strength, camouflage, and all in all, they teach us about survival. But it might be a little difficult to try and explain the survival aspect using this specific example with the 300 to your kid when it comes to maintaining some form of security. and survival at home. It's a little bit more violent, obviously, for those of you who have seen it. And you probably don't want to be exposing your kindergartners to this.

So, why not relate on some of the other movies that are around? Colin and I, we watch a lot of movies together. And some of the ones that we've seen, we like to watch a lot of kung fu. And, you know, I guess when it comes to having a bit of a sense of humor, there's also the movie of Home Alone from the early 80s. where McCulley Colkin is fending off would-be criminals. He's being resourceful and creative to fight him off, and he builds this understanding of the importance of holding down the fort

when his family's gone. And through a series of hijinks and, you know, pranks and stuff, there's a bunch of laughs involved, and, you know, he's able to survive until his parents get home. Obviously, it was more of a comedy. Another one that was also in the 80s, but re-adapted in 2010 was a story of karate kid, where Daniel and Mr. Miyagi meet because of some interesting circumstances,

and Gray Parker and Mr. Hahn also meet because of strange circumstances when it comes to being able to survive just getting home and being bullied. One of the things I really enjoyed about the new version of this kung fu movie or the karate kid, which is different than Kung Fu, obviously, for those of you who know the difference. But I did like the way that Kung Fu was brought about in the 2010 edition of the Karate Kid because of how Mr. Hahn explains how karate or Kung Fu surrounds us and everything that we do. And it kind of relates back to what I mentioned earlier about how these animals that are surrounding us are able to show us these different forms of survival if you're able to pay attention and what you need to

defend yourself against or the behaviors that you need to adopt into your own life. Being aware and standing up for oneself is the first step in self-sufficiency, and that's one of the things that comes about in these Karotica movies. But also, the idea that a mental and physical training are required to keep up that everyday, I guess, spider sense, if you will, so that kids are aware of what's going on around them. So let's say, for example, your kid's on the bus home where I walks home with a friend. You've got to stay late at work or you have to take on another shift or you get a flat tire or you're stuck in traffic or whatever it may be.

Something comes up and you're going to be an hour or two hours or three hours late getting home. You've got to ask yourself, can you trust that you're going to be. your kids will not only make it home safe, but also be safe in their own devices until you return. I remember as a kid growing up, my parents both worked full times, full time, excuse me, and they also had a, they were working on getting their degrees. They were attending night school, and there were times when, you know, it just didn't work out. we would get home after we walked home from school, and in many cases we'd be unattended for several hours a day until they got home later at night. And then we'd usually have dinner, or if it was too

late, then we'd already be getting ready for bed. And that's a common story for most kids who grew up in the 80s. It's not as common now because you have a little bit more families that are getting away from that because of the realization of the cost of child care and things in that nature. But, you know, let's face it, I would have loved to have had Mr. Miyagi in my corner as a kid. You know, I was fortunate enough, though, to have parents who could teach me the essential common-sense safety skills as a kid. But as a parent, I'm coming to realize that now I have to be the Mr. Miyagi in my own household.

And some of you might be thinking the same thing. So on today's show, we'll be sharing some of the various skills. tips and tricks on how you can improve your kids' mental awareness of their surroundings and develop these kung-foo-like spider-scent skills so they can be more aware of the things around them and ultimately more capable on their own. So stay tuned after this short break because you won't want to miss out on this episode of The Next Generation Show.

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So check out the other shows we have to offer here and feel free to join in on the live chat or call in when you get a chance. We'd love to hear from you. With that, let's get on with the show. You know, we started out the show talking about these Hollywood dreamlike states of, you know, where the kid is put in some sort of hazardous situation and they have to fight their way out, whether it be with their own intelligence or by physically learning how to, take up a skill like martial art to be able to defend themselves and stand up for themselves. But one of the things that's critical to avoid when it comes to, obviously you want to, okay, I'm pitching these ideas of movies as ways that you can expose kids to the potential of these threats so that they can kind of grasp the concepts.

but it's very important to make sure that the dramatics are separated from the reality. One of the things about movies is they are really, really good at being tools for taking something and using it as a point of reference, but no more. You want to use movies as talking points to develop interest and understanding with your kids. You know, while the commercials are running, Jay Fergie and I were chatting back and forth in the chat room about how some of our upbrings were fairly similar. And the fact that, I mean, Jay Fergie says, being that she had to be self-sufficient early on

and helped take care of her two younger sisters, it's changed the way she is as a person. Her mom worked a lot and tended to be a sibling, and she had to tend to a sibling, that was two years younger and another sibling that was 10 years younger. So she really had her handful, even at a young age. So there's a deep sense of reality in the lifestyle that some people have to live to be able to keep food on the table. And as a parent, we have to be able to trust that the kids back at home are able to handle themselves and in some cases like in j fergus case the

siblings i was fortunate enough to have a twin brother and an older brother so very rarely were we ever alone we generally were able to travel together and play together and like that as a parent some of the things that i notice more are the importance of paying close neighborhood activity to what's going on around. As a kid, it was a lot easier because there wasn't as much going on back then, or at least I wasn't aware of it, or I was in an area where it wasn't as big of a concern. Growing up as my brother and I would walk back and forth from home to school, our home situation didn't change very much,

but we moved a lot and the school situations changed a lot. In some instances, we'd be going from, you know, a nice neighborhood to a pretty seedy neighborhood where, you know, there was occasional stabbings on street corners type of thing. And it really kind of woke us up into the importance of being aware. As a parent, paying attention to the criminal activity in your area is something that really makes, it's one of the steps that you need to be able to take to make sure that kids are able to be as safe as they can, but there's only so much you can do. You know, some things you can look into are, you know, crime rates as they relate to home invasions, burglaries, missing child reports.

You know, another safeguard is the local sex offender and sexual predator registry. You can actually view, you can put your address in and it'll identify, you know, there are certain websites where you can go to that it'll identify the names and addresses of folks within your region. and you can use that information to be able to guide your kids to make sure that they avoid certain blocks, I guess you could say, as they're walking home or riding their bikes home. And this knowledge is power as a parent, and one of the ways you can prevent incidents by being aware and coaching your kids on how to avoid difficult situations. I will say one note on kidnapping. We're not going to be covering that on this episode because I think that Dane D over at the gunmetal armory had, mentioned that he might be doing a show on that. And I think that might be a better fit for his show.

And if not, you know, it's probably a better, better to hold off on this particular one for going into the survival kidnapping skills. So stay tuned for that update, whether or not that comes through. And since those are going to be covered elsewhere, I'm going to hold off on that aspect while we get into some of the deterrence and prevention on the home front. So, biggest thing to teach, shut the front door, keyed the threats out, just like in the 300. Teaching kids the basics of the entry point safety is that the number one top of the list. And I remember as a kid, we were coached almost extensively on making sure that there were a couple of things in place before you open the door.

number one you always make sure the door is locked as soon as you get home number two if a door knocks or if there's a knock at the door you identify who they are through the door being shut and locked basically you either look out a window make sure that you recognize who the person is and if you don't recognize them you don't open the door if you don't have the ability to do that like if you're in an apartment with a keyhole lock, you identify who they are verbally by making sure that, you know, they are someone that you know.

And if you don't, you deny them access. And coaching kids to be able to do that has been one of the number one failures that I've seen personally, in my experience, as a contractor. I performed a certain amount of work doing inspections on a small scale by, you know, going in and collecting samples or taking measurements or whatever it may have been inside people's homes. And of all the times, I mean, I got to say hundreds of times, there was maybe once or twice where someone actually stopped to confirm who I was before opening the door and giving me access. And this is a little bit concerning to me, how easy it was to be able to get into people's homes.

and I remember more often than not, the biggest culprits of these little breaches and access were the little ones. They were the kids that were barely able to access a doorknob, and yet these were the ones who were opening the door wide open and saying, hey, you know, yeah, come on in, who are you, what do you want? And, you know, obviously I'm not out to get anybody. I wasn't planning on anything other than what I needed to do to be able to complete the task. hand. But if I were a predator or if I did have bad intentions, the state of things now is such that I don't think it would be very difficult. And teaching those kind of, even a subtle thing like that can prevent, and I'd probably say almost 99% of the problems that you could potentially have just by making sure they're able to know who's coming in their home.

Now, the biggest thing obviously is to keep toddlers from opening doors until they understand what, you know, the problems of doing that. And if you're in doubt, install an out-of-reach surface mount lock or a safety knob, like one of the styles where you have to physically be able to press in on either side of the plastic before the knob will turn. The teaching kids the basics of threat awareness is the next portion of it. Obviously, once they're able to physically bypass the doorknob, then they need to understand the threats that happen beyond the threshold. And beyond that, teaching fighting tactics are going to be your final line of defense. So today we're going to be talking about, we're going to break this apart in three different ways. And the most, I guess, the best,

basic ways that I figured to handle this was in three parts. Run, hide, or fight. And that's probably in order the best that you can arrange this particular reactions and the ways that you might need to coach your kids. So number one is obvious. Run. Get home or get away safely. But as a parent, take a look at your kids. Can your kid run? Or can your kid outrun a threat? Can they navigate if they are running away back to a safe place? Do they know where they run?

Or, you know, the neighborhoods that they're in. And, you know, Jay Fergie on her first show actually covered some of these things on her first couple episodes on the ground rules. shows. And these are critical aspects of being able to make sure that a kid can get away safely. And in most cases, if they haven't even reached the home, you can get to, obviously, there's a point A to point B. As parents, especially with school starting, we can't control everything. Obviously, if you're homeschooling, you've got a bit more control, but that's not for

everybody. And if you have, if, you know, if you're like me growing up or Jay Forgey growing up or, you know, anybody else in the majority of the 80s and 90s who were growing up walking back and forth at school or even today, it's very important to that they understand some basic walking and travel skills that are ways that they can do it safely to and from their hangouts even. So your parks, your playgrounds, after-school activities, even friends' homes, their ability to handle a certain set of skills can make a difference between whether or not they find themselves in a very bad situation. So some of the things to coach them through are vehicle identification, like if they happen to

notice certain vehicles that are hanging out or hovering around wherever they might be hanging out around parks or school buildings that don't seem to fit and understanding what kind of a vehicle fits and doesn't fit within these areas. Another thing is the spider sense when it comes to slow moving vehicles. I remember this actually happened a couple of times in one of the places that I had moved was me and my buddy were walking home from school and a guy had slowed down and it was it was believe it or not he had offered us some sort of something i think it was a action figures or toys or something like that and it was part of a larger um predator hunt that

was actively going on and it turns out the guy was actually kidnapping kids and you know we we had enough wherewithal to say no no that that doesn't feel right or that that doesn't sound right So we were able to stay away from that situation. And as soon as we got home, we told our parents and that kind of kept the ball rolling as far as hunting this guy down. They eventually caught up with him and I'm sure he probably had a great time in prison.

So moving vehicles is definitely something that kids need to pay attention to, but also safe distances and walking toward oncoming traffic to help eliminate some of the potential for kidnapping. And again, I'm not going into kidnapping completely. That's something that will be saved for another time. And another one is phone skills.

You know, one of the things that ever since, you know, cell phones have been out now, now it's been something that has permeated in the younger cultures anymore. And when I say phone skills, I mean, actual phone skills talking not texting skills the ability to be able to pick up a phone and call somebody and talk to them from point A to point B and the reason for that is that at any point point whenever you encounter a bad situation you have someone else with you whether you may not may or may not be physically be someone you have someone who can actually be on the other

line and vouch for your location um so beyond that A big part of this, obviously, is engaging physical health, being able to actually physically walk or cycle or run with a pack of kids. Judo is something that I'll be bringing in later in the conversation, but, you know, I thought it was kind of funny because one of the comments that I've heard in the past about judo is, you know, what do you do to work out? Judo and what do you do for cardio, more judo. So kids in judo is actually a pretty interesting thing, and we'll get into that a little bit later, but physical ability to be able to walk and run if they have to. If you physically can't, like for example, say you've got a child that has, like maybe they broke their ankle or spain their ankle or something, or maybe they are in a wheelchair or some sort of, have some sort of disability where they can't physically run with the pack. Calling during the walk is another way to do it.

The biggest thing is to just reduce that risk. Travel in pairs of packs and teach some sort of stealth defense or self-awareness skills. And another option that is something that we picked up when we were younger is to pack deterrence. Noise makers, sprays, walking sticks. And my brother and I would generally pack some kind of something with us. and we'll get with that later as well. Another aspect of getting home safely is outsmarting the threat. So when it comes to in-home entry point skills, like let's say, for example, you think your kid thinks you're being followed,

if they go down a different block to try and get away from that person and the person follows them, then obviously they'll need to try and find their way back home down a different corner or through an alley or something where they're able to get out of sight and back toward the home. But in order to prevent folks from being able to identify where the child's home is, you know, it's really important to make sure you have a front or backyard access point and to teach them side entry or back entry tactics so that they can get in discreetly and ditch followers. So assuming kids get home safe, which is every parent's hope is that every day they're able to, to get from school to home without any sort of problems.

And especially, you know, it's tough when you're working all day. You pretty much have to rely on that as the truth, whether they're riding a bus and have to walk three blocks or whether they're three quarters of a mile away and they have to walk that far through neighborhoods in the area. So assuming that kids are getting home safely, that brings us to number two, hide. Obviously, the safest thing to do is to hide inside. And you don't want to make your kids shelter up and just totally be, you know, afraid of going outside.

That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that once they cross a threshold into their own homes, they need to understand the importance of securing that access point and making sure that they have no potential threats, you know, surrounding them. one of the things that we were taught when growing up is to never say that our parents aren't home, whether or not they are, you know, which it kind of teeters on the line of lying. But when it comes to safety, a kid's ability to say something else or give a different example like Jay Fergie says in the chat room, say they were sleeping, you know, maybe in a shower or, you know, working in the basement or whatever it may be, never let a child say that their parents aren't home, because that's the, especially if you have a screen door, even where they open the main

door and they're through the screen door, because it's just, it gives someone an opportunity to capitalize on the parent's absence. So the biggest, you know, another aspect is just to make sure that that communication doesn't cross paths. And as a parent, you never want your kids to lie, but you also want them to be safe and to understand that in certain situations, it makes sense to stress the truth to make sure that they stay safe. So let's get into hiding places. So obviously, kids have a couple of things that are to their advantage, their size, being number one, and in some cases, their speed. So places, I'm going to give you a quick rundown of some. good places within a home that can be places to hide.

At the top of the list, I have crawl space accesses. And this is kind of a double-edged sword, but it is probably one of the best places that you could coach your kid to hide if there is an intrusion or if they're not sure what's going on or if they need to get out quickly. Obviously, if you're in an apartment, this isn't going to work out for you. So it kind of doubles into the attic access spaces. most apartments, if they don't have a crawl space, would have an attic space. And, yeah, it looks like Jay Fergie, do you want to, Jay Fergie's going to call in here in a few minutes.

She's actually in the chat room, and I'm going to have you go ahead and call in, and we'll talk about this some more. Just let me know when you're ready. I'm going to continue with this list. One thing about crawl spaces is that you can install a small house, block on the inside of the crawl space and that way the child could get in and lock themselves in and there's really no way for that for someone to get through the floor to get to them the same would be through an attic space so teaching them how to get to certain locations quickly and lock themselves in are a great way to do that uh j fergie are you on the line hey jay fergie welcome to the show thank you you are very on point with show. I feel like it's a lot of the same things I say over and over my house, but I was going to make a quick reference on the hiding, if you didn't mind. I didn't mean to chime in too much, though. No, go ahead.

As a child, I don't know if it was the same for you, but, you know, we were left to a lot of our own vices, and I learned to climb and loved climbing and something my siblings and I would do, especially when I was younger, if they're small enough and are able to, I don't. I don't know how many houses still have it, but we always had linen closets in our houses or areas that parents put stuff up high where we weren't supposed to be able to get to them, but we always found a way to get them down. So anytime I had gotten scared when I was much, much smaller, I would actually climb the shelves and hide behind the extra sheets and towels on the top shelf and the linen closet. Oh, yeah. And my family could never find me when I went to go hiding. So not necessarily just small cross-by, but maybe something up high because if it's an intruder or someone forcing their way in,

they're going to look where a normal child might look, you know, down low, right in front of them. They're not going to look, hey, they might actually be above your head right in front of you, you know, just a suggestion. Yeah, no, and actually that was the next on the list was actually I have two spots. All right. areas is closet spaces and tree stands because like you I mean climbing was one of the number one ways that we were able to to win at hide-and-sea and when it comes to hiding some of the things that is great about this is it's a natural game that can play and it's something that if you can encourage you can try and build those

skills naturally so that they can evade certain situations other options might be in cabinet spaces, if they're cleared out, garbage cans, if they're able to get inside and cover underneath, you know, over the top of their head. And in some cases, behind certain portions of furniture like headboards or specially designed furniture with cavities on the underside. So that's awesome, Jay Fergie. Thanks for helping out on that part. I think I might have you see if you want to chime in on any of this other stuff too. But one of the things that I remember as a kid was doing a window and door count, knowing which ones can be used for escape or entry.

Are you talking about when you had to check how quickly you could run to one window versus a certain entrance? Yeah, and just knowing which entrances open or which entrances are feasible to get in and out of. Yeah, that's something I was. learned as I got older is which windows I could pull the sill off the screen, but that's a whole another story. Right.

Well, you know, and in some cases, you know, you learn this stuff, and this is geared toward parenting and kids, but one of the strange things about this is a lot of these aspects that we're talking about right now extend into adulthood. Because some of these, I mean, even being able to hide and seek in some instances are a way that people can survive, you know, from being, you know, beat down or kidnapped or raped in other situations. And I mean, it's, and unfortunately is the fact of why. But knowing your way around your own house makes a big difference in that with your kids.

So I highly encourage kids, obviously getting kids inside and out to be able to try out, you know, hide and seek, whether it be around trees and shrubs and cars or, you know, other games like hide and seek. So finally, we're going to get into the fight portion. Let's see. On this one, I wanted to touch briefly about, you know, I don't, I mean, when it comes to kids fighting, obviously, you have to be able to train them to know when to fight. And that's one of the big reasons why I'm a big proponent.

of martial arts because of, you know, being able to control oneself and one's power in a way that can be used for your own protection, not for beating other people down. So, you know, again, as a twin brother, I had the unfortunate nature to have a twin brother. And we got to practice basic holds, grapples, and pressure points. So, These things are all of really good avenues to be able to encourage kids to be able to understand their bodies and how they can use their bodies to leverage what skills they have. Obviously, you can practice on siblings, and in most cases they're going to be practicing on their siblings anyways, especially if you have an older brother or sister. But I would encourage you to, especially if you're a single child, or if you have a single, if you only have one child, to have them practice on you. and what I mean is show them what they're capable of doing, whether they're climbing on you

or whether they're able to put you into a judo throw position. Because I have seen kids as young as 7 or 8 years old take down a full-grown 200-pound adult by doing one simple throw and leveraging that person's weight against them. And it may not mean much, but in some cases, cases, it'll be just enough to get someone on the ground to where a kid can run away. Another is pressure points. I remember my grandpa, I only have a few minutes to talk about this, but I do want to say this. My grandpa used to take and push our index finger up toward the center knuckle, and it was kind of a weird sensation, but it was extremely painful. And he would do it

not to control us, but to kind of mess with us a little bit. And ever since we learned how to do that. My brothers and I would constantly fight the potential for someone else to do that to us. But we knew how painful and how specific that one move was and how little pressure it took to drive that kind of pain into someone else. And it's really kind of tough, but if you can explain to a kid a situation when they would want to use something like that and show them what it is, specific pressure points can go a long ways in being able to, being able to handle themselves. Highlander in the chat room says, how about a stun gun for a kid? I don't know about that. I know the biggest stun gun I had as a kid was a 9-volt battery that we put on our tongues. That's about it. So, but maybe there might be something out there. So a couple of different avenues for fighting is, you know, penguin fights, my brother and I, we would go through and we'd strap pillows to ourselves and we'd kind of slam against each other and see what we had to do to knock each other down.

Sword fights are pugo sticks, obviously, you know, barring all eye accidents. It's not a bad idea to understand, you know, distance with sticks and things like that. But there's also one reference that I wanted to pass along to the listeners, and this was from a podcast that I heard a couple weeks back from a gentleman named Jeff Anderson over at Modern Combat and Survival Podcast. And he did an episode about two weeks ago on guided chaos combative striking. And essentially what this is is how you can use a certain amount of your natural momentum, regardless of size, to be able to, make a hefty impact on larger opponents. Obviously, there's scream tactics or noise devices, biting, and there's always the traps, tools, and tricks like on home alone.

You can put snares down or whatever to try and at least hold people up. And there was one interesting video that I saw earlier this week on a, it was kind of like a scene from the original Mission Impossible with Tom Cruise, where he crushes a light bulb and sprinkles out in front of his hotel room so he could hear someone approaching. And this relates, as it relates to a kid was more of a Lego challenge where they took a bunch of Legos and put them on a treadmill and had new dads run along the treadmill with these Legos going across. And as painful as that sounds, most parents who know what Lego what it's like to step on a kid's toy, you know, when you take the idea of the potential

for Legos to be used as a location identifier for an intruder, it's actually kind of a neat idea. So when it comes to martial arts training, I would, you know, on pressure points, that's one thing that I would encourage. Also, if you have the ability to teach some forms of martial arts some of the better ones for a kid and their ability would be like judo or jujitsu, tai chi or a kung fu style name called wang chung, mostly because they were designed for people with either lesser mobility, lesser strength, or lesser skills to be able to do more with much less. And finally, on ambient weaponry, before we go to break,

I want to say this last bit about some of the things that a kid can have on hand to help them get through certain areas. Now, as a kid, my brother and I played baseball. So in most instances on our walks home from school, especially in some of the rough neighborhoods, we would always keep a bat bag with us for obvious reasons. But, you know, luckily we never had to use them. And at home, having a kid who's aware. of, you know, where your tools are, you know, where they can find a wrench or a hammer can make a big difference.

Yeah, no, Highlander, our baseball bat was not wrapped in barbed wire. But, you know, another option, too, would be, you know, even just a leather belt or having your house keys in a fist, especially if you're in a situation, you know, walking to your car at night. It doesn't matter if you could be walking home. from school and it'll serve the same purpose. So with that, let's take a quick break and we come back. We'll talk briefly about the pint-size-preper project of the week and wrap up the show.

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I will issue a disclaimer, though, because this is not to be used for illegal or illicit activity, so make sure your kids know the consequences of using this lock hack for good instead of harm. So basically, in order to do this particular project, what you'll need is an aluminum can. Any size will do. And I've posted a link to the Facebook page with some images and a link to a YouTube video, which kind of describes how this project or how this project will work. And essentially, you take your aluminum can and you use a pair of scissors to cut up an aluminum strip. You've got to be careful because it's going to be sharp.

Generally, you want the strip to be about an inch or an inch and a half wide. by three inches or so long. What you do is you find the center, and you cut a small curve about the arc of a penny up to the center of the strip, or maybe a little bit past. And then you'll have two little kind of wings, I guess you could say. You can fold those wings back and remove the tabs that are created by the cut. Once you do that, you fold up the flaps toward the top edge,

with the curve being down to create handles. So what you do is you take this aluminum catch and you insert it into a typical combination lock by wrapping the aluminum through the inside of the hasp and the curve part down on the open side, usually which is the left facing side, and you work it in there, work it down, work it down, into the space between the hasp and the lock.

And once the catch is bypassed by the aluminum sleeve, it should pull up freely. This is kind of an odd prepper project of the week, but it serves a couple of different purposes. Some of the skills learned are encouraged in this are kid-friendly ways to demonstrate effective security. So you've got the dangers or the advantages of identifying weak locks. If you're using a lock up your bike and it's your only mode home and it's a weak lock and someone else picks it, then your kid would have a potential to have to walk home instead of riding his bike, which would take significantly longer. Now, obviously, they'll be able to identify this as an advantage by improving the lock. It emphasizes the importance of securing equipment, like box and lockers, things like that. And it also is a way to have some backup skills as a kid if they consistently forget the combination.

You can pre-cut this piece of metal and put it in your wallet or your bike stash without any sort of significant added weight. So it's kind of a neat little project. something that you can try at home. And one thing that I will say is that when Colin did this project, he called out some of the problems with it right away because there are two different kinds of locks when it comes to combo locks. And one of them will have a key hole in the back of it and it has locking pins in it.

So this particular trick won't work. And if you're able to identify whether or not, your lock has that keyhole in the back, you'll be able to change out the locks that you're using, for example, or that you're giving to your kids for school, because in some cases you have to buy them master locks or combo locks. This won't work with a key lock. You have to actually pick the lock to be able to open it,

or obviously not lose the key. But for a typical combination lock, it's a good way to go to be able to at least understand the importance of having appropriate security measures in place. So with that, let's take a step into the final takeaway. One of the ways I gauge my own effectiveness as a parent is by letting go. It sounds counterintuitive, but hear me out. It's easy to observe actions and behaviors that your kids show while you're standing before them

or while they're playing in front of you. But where it really matters is when you aren't around, How they behave in your absence says boatloads about their character and their ability to handle pressures without your help. Sure, there's a solid argument for being around your kids full time. You have a solid level of control and coaching, but this comes with the possibility of dependence that builds over time. And if they always look to you for answers instead of handling situations on their own, they'll be devoid of that skill. On the other hand, there's a solid argument against abandon your kids. Without any control or limitations placed on a child, their character will show traits of the common criminal.

Dishesty, lack of respect for authority, selfishness. They may be able to get by, but often at the cost of someone else. Today's show is a level of guidance that can help you find a stable middle ground so that you can be there for your kids without fostering dependence and at the same time developing the trust and understanding in your absence, that they will make good decisions both now and later on in life. Developing these kung fu skills will set them up and help them understand safe distances, forms of resistance, and survival measures

should they find themselves in the company of a predator. As a parent, there is a significant peace of mind knowing that your kids can handle themselves. Lastly, in case you missed it, on last week's show, we had a heart-to-heart conversation on coping with loss and suffering, the ways in which you as a parent can be prepared for your kids and a few resources for coaching them through some of the darkest times. Next week, we're going to be starting off a three-part series about kid communities that can boost your kids' social skills and learn some solid life skills along the way. We'll have a few great interviews and a thorough breakdown of some of the choices available to you and your family. Well, that's it for today, everyone.

Thanks for joining us on the Next Generation Show. And don't forget to tune in next Sunday, where we explore another aspect of the little things in life that make all the difference in the world. This is your host, Ryan Buford, reminding you to stay informed, get involved, and be prepared. Have a great night, everybody. Make it a great week. Today's broadcast has come to you through the courtesy of the Prepper Broadcasting Network. See our hosts, show schedules, archive programs, and more at Prepper Broadcasting.com. Thanks for listening.