Want to be more adventurous? Then it’s time to stop being scared of getting hurt. Ouchies happen. But they don’t have to ruin the fun.
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Gráinne says
My Mom was a nurse before she married. Which meant all the neighbourhood kids came to our house – where she gave them ice lollies (to stop the crying), washed the wounds with savlon in hot water and patched them up with band aids before sending them back out to play. I got quite adept at managing the extensive holes in my knees (although, I left mending the trousers to Mom) and hands, as I was both adventurous and clumsy – and Mom was often dealing with other kids.
Now, I’m the one teaching my Cub Scouts how to manage their own cuts and scrapes, reassure each other when something happens, and get back to adventuring! And 8 year olds are very good at being scared at the sight of blood, but by 11 years old, they are very good at being reassuring and minding their younger adventure partners….and none of them want to be the reason we have to say “no penknives allowed anymore” (we DO teach them knife safety, as well as first aid and having very well stocked first aid kits – most only cut themselves once or maybe twice before doing it the right way). And another fun adventure is when we make stretchers with 2 poles and some rope/neckerchiefs/hoodies, and they learn that they are not only strong enough to carry a Cub when they work together – they are also strong enough to carry a Leader when they have enough of them lined up lifting the poles (which is the point where the adventuring spirit is often slightly wavering in that particular Leader).
But I’m going out to get some red cloths to add to my first aid kit as that will help make it less scary again for them.