Functional vs. Improvisational Training

Let's talk about understanding the difference between improvisational training and functional training and how we should approach working with our children to give them a clear understanding and skill set of for personal protection. How can they really take ownership of the lessons you teach them, and do so in a way that they don't get discouraged? Training by nature comes with risk, and the risk exists in both functional and improvisational models of training. Understanding that first, (before I get into the differences between the two approaches to training) is important. Danger exists physically and mentally in training. Mentally can be space or experience where someone gets discouraged iand they quit. We don't want them to do that, we want them to stay motivated, to enjoy the experience. But we also want the experience to be garnished with reality. We want the experience experience to be at sometimes shocking, but of course not traumatic. We want them to understand the experience and to slowly, gradually increase their threshold for fear and discomfort. Full article, visit: https://www.closequarterdad.com/blog/functional-improvisational-training Website: https://closequarterdad.com