If you follow most of the mathematical projections, things are going to get more and more dangerous and challenging 10-20- and 30 years down the road.  That means that the current and yet to be born children are going to need survival skills even more than we do.  The problem is that recent studies indicate that we are raising the most dependent, and mechanically incapable generation ever.  Several new studies indicate that modern children have problems tying their shoes (thanks to Velcro), working a can opener, or even mastering a cloths hanger.  They don’t need to “know” things because “there an AP for that” or Google.  They are masters of technology, but they are also slaves to it.  This is absolutely terrifying to any lover of self-reliance and freedom.  First, those who control the technology can control the dependent society and secondly, if this very vulnerable technology fails, then the next generations will simply die for lack of basic skills and manual tools and equipment to function.  This is the challenge that parents and grandparents must address quickly and effectively.  Comments and ideas?