For my family, I take them camping/ backpacking and introduce self reliance- it's an easy transition to the bigger stuff. While watching TV, specifically The Walking Dead (which is my daughter's favorite), I inject scenarios and ask what she would do; then the other family members jump in and add their thoughts. That's when it goes to he**, but that's the fun of it. Then they all say, "It's ok, daddy will be here." I love it...