Life Skills
1 Be able to talk to strangers
2 Be able to find your way around
4 Be able to manage a workload (school or work)
5 Be able to self-start
6 Be able to do laundry
7 Be able to sort laundry
8 Be able to do dishes
9 Be able to manage money
10 Be able to do taxes (know what to claim on W2s)
11 Be able to save money
12 Be able to cook
13 Be able to wake themselves up on time
14 Be able to pump gas
15 Be able to advocate for themselves
16 Be able to order in a restaurant
17 Be able to go grocery shopping
18 Be able to create a budget
19 Be able to pay their own bills
20 Be able to make their own doctors’ appointments
21 Be able to read and write in cursive
22 Be able to sign his/her name
23 Be able to address an envelope
24 Be able to read an analog clock (this seems like a no brainer to me but I’ve seen so many kids in the last 10 years that cannot do it).
25 Be able to write a check
26 How to use a credit card to build credit but not gain debt
27 How to bargain
28 How to write a resume
29 How to create a savings reserve for bills
30 How to change car oil
31 How to type
32 How to clean a bathroom toilet
33 How to do basic sewing, like sewing on a button or fixing a ripped seam.
34 How to unclog a toilet
35 How to write
36 How to speak in front of others (public speaking)
37 How to research what you read online
38 How to stay safe.
39 How to use kitchen appliances and always remember to turn them off
40 How to do basic first aid
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