Your preps may be too sophisticated

    It occured to me today that my preps are geared soley for adults. Some have touched on this, but it is something to give serious thought to. If the adults are too sick, can the children read? I plan to put pictures on buckets of what is inside. My preps have been sohpisticated so far, with tins of meat, and flour, rice etc. But children may need to be on their own for while. Small packets of tuna in pouches, pop tarts, peanut butter and crackers, beef jerky. All of this should be in spaces where children can reach them. Juice boxed instead of water that a child can't open. Do you have phone list? Again, a photo of someone with the name and number next to it. Sometimes kids can punch in numbers, but they don't know who they are. The more I prep, the more I know I need to prep.

I have a group of coloring books, crayons, and paper. I plan to add cards, Memory, and Parcheesi. In short, all the games I used to use at camp as a child.
From my experience the most difficult time is when the adults are sick and the children aren't. (I have four grown children.) Perhaps a few test days of make believe you are in charge would diffuse a potentially difficult situation.

it might be time to start getting dog tags for yourself and the children.  People can get seperated for years, in 1918 weren't there a lot of orphans?

That is sad to think about, children with no parents to take care of them. If a pandemic occurs, I am afraid that will be the case though. I don't have any children, but I would be more than happy to take in any homeless children in my local area if a pandemic were to occur. I know that it would be the right thing to do! I have purchased children's motrin/tylenol for that very reason.