Show Notes
Learning practical skills can help build confidence as a person starts to feel more self-reliant. That's why learning 'survival skills' like knots and lashings can give a great boost to self-esteem. This post talks about how we used a Survival Challenge as a way to get some teens motivated to try new things and how surprised I was by how they seemed to take more away from it than I first thought!
Want to read the blog post while you listen? Head to.... https://www.forestschooled.com/post/2017/07/30/Knots-and-lashings-Learning-practical-skills
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