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I recently saw a TikTok featuring a young woman who didn’t know how to use a toaster oven, claiming something to the effect of, “My parents just always made my toast and I didn’t know there were different settings. Mine came out cold—and untoasted.” Needless to say, I was shook.
We send our little ones off to school every day to learn the fundamentals of reading, writing, math, and science. While school (hopefully) prepares them for academic success, there are plenty of other skills they need to be successful in life. Practical lessons and competencies we can teach them from a very young age to help them handle real-world situations. Like cleaning, money management, and toasting. Here are some valuable life skills you can teach your kids, at every age.
