Life skills summer camp

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You don't have to work on math or history in order to have a summer of learning. This summer, teach your kids life skills! Essential life skills that kids need to learn include but are not limited to money management, cooking, sewing, etc. What basic skills will you teach your kids this summer? Life skills for kids include cooking, yard work, gardening, camping, sewing, financial literacy, and service. There are many life skills kids can learn while also enjoy fun summer activities for kids.

I have known for years that as a parent, my job isn’t to make my kids happy. As my friend Missy wrote, I don’t want my kids to be happy. My job, as their mom, is to prepare them to be decent hard-working independent adults. That means teaching them things they don’t want to learn,…

Heading into this summer I knew I wanted it to be an intentional one. We are moving and doing lots of home projects BUT this is also Henry’s last summer before kindergarten so I want to make the non-hectic time count- you know?! When I thought about how I wanted the summer to look, one of the first things I knew I wanted to focus on was teaching my kids (but especially Henry!) some life skills before he starts school in the fall. I know teaching life skills is so important, but as a parent…

There are some old-fashioned skills that kids should learn that will benefit them in life. While we often forgo teaching them to our children, thinking it's not necessary anymore, one day they could use those skills if they have them, even if they are labeled as "old-fashioned." Every generation changes. Things become old-fashioned and are

This mom created her own "summer camp" for her kids to teach them essential life skills, and it's an absolutely brilliant idea.

As parents, it's important to make sure our kids have all the skills they need as adults, so here are 10 life skills to teach your kids this summer!

A mother wanted to teach her children independence and valuable life skills, so instead of sending them to summer camp, she created "How To Be A Person" camp, where she helps them learn skills like how to address an envelope, how to make breakfast, and how to communicate with adults.