Have you ever thought about how a calamity would directly affect your family?  Like natural disasters, disease outbreak, financial collapse or other events that would dramatically affect your lives. Maybe you’ve even bought some items to prepare of any possible situations, like extra flashlights, food storage, first aid kit and so forth.

One of the MOST CRUCIAL steps in being prepared for any catastrophe is to have a discussion as a family so everyone knows the plan and what to do.  When there is no discussion beforehand, there is more panic and fear when something does happen. And often no way of knowing what to do, especially for kids.

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