The Law Office of Dana L. White, PLLC provides a list of the 18 essential skills to equip your child for life.
- Basic self-defense and confidence
- First-aid and the importance of health
- Responsibility of doing their own work
- Responsible time management skills
- Rational decision-making skills
- Money management and basic budgeting
- Smart shopping and comparing prices
- Simple cooking skills
- Importance of environmental preservation
- Finishing tasks independently
- Interacting with others and positive social skills
- Cleaning and household chores
- Basic etiquette and ordering at restaurants
- Using maps
- Washing clothes
- Basics of traveling
- Seeing situations from other perspectives
- Resilience and adaptability