Are teen boys still taught how to start a camp fire?

[Anonymous]

Are teen boys still taught how to start a camp fire?

When I was a high school they will always be a bonfire and everyone will talk and just enjoy each other company. We didn't even drink alcohol or smoke , sadly this act is dying because kids are always on their phones., I know everything is super expenses now, but still kids should be hanging out more then always on their phones. MY DD is 6 and just hope when she is older, she can have fun and not be iPad kid or Iphone kid. She is allowed one hour of screen time a day, That is after she played out side for an hour and had some fun.,

[Anonymous]

Teenage boys (and girls) were taught to start campfires either by their parents or in programs like scouts or summer camps. That means that whether or not anyone learns to start a campfire is, as it has always been, up to the kid and their parents.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure that a campfire or screen time are the only two options.

I have older teens and neither can build a campfire - we don't really camp, they aren't super outdoorsy, and I never taught them and they didn't do boyscouts.

But they also have friends, aren't addicted to screens, and are doing well in school. Both are boys and would rather go out with friends than play video games, but also both do play video games sometimes....

We didn't make screen time limits and the kids ended up doing mostly other things, with periods of too much phone use. Up to you to encourage other things but also don't get stuck on the things you want them to do - or they will rebel.

One of my kids is super social and always out with friends, other is an artist and spends time on his art. Just because they can't build a campfire doesn't mean they are addicted to screens.

[Anonymous]

If your six year old is already getting an hour of screen time daily, you're not setting yourself up to raise the teenager you want to have raised.

[Anonymous]

In Scouts, yes.

[Anonymous]

They are when their parents teach them.

The only bonfires with friends that I remember involved alcohol.

[Anonymous]

All my kids learned how to build a campfire through BsA or Girl Scouts. But they never do!

Teens definitely should not just be building random bonfires—that’s not at all safe.

But you may want to look into cub scouts for your kid — the BSA troops typically are out camping one weekend per month and are pretty offline for that. My son is spending 3 and 1/2 weeks this summer doing BSA camps And willl be out in the wilderness with basically no tech access.

But you may also find that online communities are also okay. My son plays several online games with a few buddies of his from school. They are talking and joking with each other constantly while playing -/ they just aren’t in the same room. I don’t want him to o that 24/7 but it’s not a bad way to unwind after a day.

[Anonymous]

My DD learned in Girl Scouts. When her troop goes camping, the leaders have the girls build the fire and do all the cooking over it. Outside of that, there isn't a big need for fire in her everyday life.

[Anonymous]

No they only teach girls now.

I mean what sexist BS question is this

[Anonymous]

Please don’t teach this. With climate change leading to drier environments, there is serious potential for adverse events.

[Anonymous]

This is a dumb question.

But, yes, we've taught our teen boys to start a camp fire and they practice in our fire pit. They also can start the charcoal grill using a chimney starter. We only have boys. If we had girls, we'd teach our teen girls to start a camp fire and a chimney starter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t teach this. With climate change leading to drier environments, there is serious potential for adverse events.

Teaching responsible fire management is important. Ignoring it is reckless.

What's the thinking here? If I never teach it, they never will do it? Sounds like sex ed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t teach this. With climate change leading to drier environments, there is serious potential for adverse events.

That’s exactly why teaching them to do it responsibly is more important than ever. What else do you keep your kids in the dark about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please don’t teach this. With climate change leading to drier environments, there is serious potential for adverse events.

Teaching responsible fire management is important. Ignoring it is reckless.

What's the thinking here? If I never teach it, they never will do it? Sounds like sex ed.

Best campfire in high school accidentally burned down about 10 acres. We got lucky that we we're on a friends property with a lot of wet marshland, but watching it burn was almost worth it. Even his parents enjoyed the show when they were done calling us dumbasses

[Anonymous]

Why only boys, you misogynist doofus?!?!?!?