5 Life Skills Kids Need Before They Leave Home

Have your kids learned these important skills?

Knowing how to manage money

This skill could literally make or break your child's success as an adult. Kids should know how to budget, save, handle debt, and invest, among other skills.

Knowing how to cook

Having basic cooking skills will increase the chances that your child will eat a healthy diet and could save them money by cooking meals at home.

Be a Self-Starter

Employers complain that recent graduates need step-by-step instructions to complete even the smallest task. Kids with the ability to take on challenges independently have an advantage.

Independently Manage Time

Managing one’s time is a skill kids need to learn in order to successfully manage a busy college schedule or assign priority to a variety of work projects.

Stand Up For Themselves

Everyone benefits from being able to assert themselves in a positive, non-confrontational way. Letting kids practice this skill at home will benefit them greatly as they mature into adults.

See 10 more life skills your child should know + how to teach them here.