Life Skills

Life skills for children are the qualities that a child needs in order to succeed in life. These are typically not taught in school but are skills to be used regularly as a child grows into an adult.

  • A family at home, with parents guiding their young child as they navigate responsibilities, symbolizing the use of a behavior consequence chart to teach values like kindness and responsibility.

    Behavior Consequences for Kids: A Practical Guide for Parent

    Raising kids is no joke. We all want to be the most effective parents possible, making sure our children grow up with a sense of emotional and physical safety, strong connections, clear boundaries, and plenty of patience. But there’s one area of parenting that often leaves us scratching our heads—how do we instill values or […]

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  • How to Raise Responsible Kids. A mother and father guiding their young child as they take steps on their own, symbolizing the gradual shift from parental control to child independence.

    How to Raise Responsible Kids: A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents

    One of the biggest goals we have as parents is to raise our children to be successful, responsible adults. But let’s be honest—this doesn’t happen overnight. It requires us to gradually give up some control, allowing our children to gain more freedom and responsibility. Easier said than done, right? Thankfully, Timothy Smith created a Countdown […]

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  • An organized sweater organizer with neatly folded kids' clothes in each cubby, making it easy for children to choose their outfits for the week

    Organizing Kids Clothes

    How to Get Your Kids Dressed and Out the Door Without the Morning Chaos Are your kids struggling to get dressed in the morning? I’ve been there, and I’ve got a game-changing solution that’s easy, affordable, and gives your kids a little boost in independence. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t involve a messy closet makeover or […]

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  • 6 Tips for Teaching Kids About Money

      Guest Contributor:  Katie McAuliffe Campbell.  Kate is a respected Financial Advisor who understands kids and the importance of teaching them about money.  This article provided by courtesy of Katie McAuliffe Campbell, Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. 6 Tips For Teaching Kids About Money Among the many responsibilities of adulthood, managing personal finances is one of […]

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  • How to Get the Chlorine Smell OUT of Your Skin

    In some parts of the world, it’s always swim season! If you have a swimmer in your home, then you know the chlorine smell.  Do you have swimmers in your home too? We believe that learning to swim is an important Life Skill. Do you spend a lot of time at the pool in the summer?  Do […]

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  • School Skills for Summer – Elementary

    Welcome to summer!  All kids need some School Skill practice over the summer. The dreaded Summer Slide sounds terrifying! Sometimes I have the best intentions for summer, but then go down the rabbit hole (internet) looking for ideas on things to do with my children.  I want something that’s not too hard, not too easy, but […]

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