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Set your child up for success by teaching these key skills before they leave home:
Life skills – Teach them to cook basic meals, schedule doctor’s appointments, run errands and handle personal care like laundry and cleaning.
Financial skills – Open a bank account, show them how to pay bills on time and encourage smart spending and saving habits.
Academic & professional skills – Involve them in college planning, let them manage applications and help them track deadlines.
If you allow them to do these things when you are available to support and help them, they will be better equipped for college and adulthood.
– Rebecca Hastings, The Tallahassee 100