Practical skills for kids?

There was a question in adolescence that listed some practical skills (see below) and asked teens how many of them they could do. Most could do at least a few, some could do all or nearly all, some could do none. I thought it was kind of interesting to see, but it was a short and incomplete list (can't blame him for not making the survey 200 questions long, though!) So parents, as far as PRACTICAL skills go (i.e. not %26quot;learning to treat others with compassion), what would be added (or cut) from the list to make it more complete in your opinion?

Here's the list he gave:

Cook (I don't mean ramen or easy mac, I mean a real meal)

Drive

Drive stickshift

Change the oil in a car

Do CPR

Change a tire

Do laundry

Shoot a gun

Build a fire

Put together a resume

Use jumper cablesPractical skills for kids?My only cut would be shooting a gun.



Add: internet search

washing dishes

grocery shopping

paying bills/budgeting/ balancing a checkbook

job interview skills

BASIC MANNERS

good sportsmen ship

making a telephone call to a place of business ( I know this one sounds silly, but was surprisingly hard for me when I first moved out)Practical skills for kids?Read a compass or GPS.

How to look for your car properly if you've lost it in a parking garage.

Vacuum behind the door in the corner. :PPractical skills for kids?house cleaning

basic yard work(how to work a mower and deal with weeds)

balancing a checkbook and financially appropriate decisions.

How to use public transportationPractical skills for kids?Mend clothes.....yes, a bit 17th/18th century but very useful all the same, particularly for boys who are out and about doing all the lovely things they do to tear up their clothing.Practical skills for kids?I'm assuming this is all BY age 18. Some things I would expect a young child to know how to do, others would probably not be learned until the late teens.

I would agree with all of those, along with really all other car maintenance, first aid, changing a diaper (not rocket science, but I've seen people botch it before and it can be very messy), some basic ways of figuring out directions, swimming, dancing (just enough to have one dance at your wedding without making an *** of yourself), all other householdy skills, how to use public transportation, how to read maps, how to speak your native language properly, the names and functions of the major tools, an understanding of credit, taxes, insurance, etc., how to write a research paper and cite sources, how to back up your hard drive, how to paint a wall...

There's more, I'll come back to this.

EDIT: Lady Morgaine is right, you should be able to mend a tear or sew a button back on.

G8R mommy: do you just take your car to the shop and change the oil there then? Because it's definitely a necessary part of car maintenance, but I know shops will do it for you. Never met anyone who didn't do it at home though.Practical skills for kids?I would remove:

shoot a gun

change the oil on a car



I can't imagine needing to do either of those. The rest I think are all good skills to have, And admittedly, I don't think I could change a tire if my life depended on it. All the rest, minus the two I listed above, I can do.



ETA:

Yes, both DH and I take our cars in to have the oil changed. It's 30 bucks. I never met anyone that did it at home. I really see no need to do it yourself when it is so cheap to have it done. Most apartment complexes (assuming that is most likely where an 18-25yo would live as I did when I was that age) won't allow it to be done on property anyway.Practical skills for kids?Cleaning, self defense, organizationPractical skills for kids?Cook.

Establish and stick to a budget.

Drive - stick shift included.

Swim.

Change a tire.

Run a load of laundry.

Spell.

Speak correctly, including saying please and thank you.

CPR.

Use Jumper Cables.

Write a Resume.

Interview for a job.

Balance a checkbook.

Understand how credit works - credit cards, mortgages, etc.

Basic child care - diapering, washing, feeding a baby.

Basic computer use.

Use a condom.

Read a map.



Let's be honest - most people will never have to know how to make a fire in their lives. It's handy, but it's not essential. There are many people who will never shoot a gun, and again, it's handy to know but not essential.Practical skills for kids?I am 30 and can't do CPR never learned keep meaning to take a class, Change oil on a car my dad did not know and so I never learned, shoot a gun again my dad never believed in guns we were not even allowed water guns as kids. I have never even touched a gun, I guess I know how to build a fire but i need matches to start it never was a boy scout, and drive a stick never had one so no where to learn. I would remove those :)

I would add



This may seem simple but kids need to be taught professional phone etiquette



How to use public transport (which includes reading a bus schedule and getting on connecting buses in case their car is in need of repair and they don't have a rental or back up)



Basic lawn maintenance (mowing pruning of shrubs without killing them)



Basic home improvement (changing a washer on a faucet etc)

Read a map your GPS might break and you need a paper back up



I think also the knowledge and confidence that if you don't know know where to go and ask/find out or ask for help

For example I put in a new sink and vanity in the bathroom. That was not something My parents taught me but I got a book and was given step by step instructions that coupled with my basic knowledge of tools that they did teach me I was able to do that on my ownPractical skills for kids?I would never allow any of this at all in my house under age eight-teen.



Most of them require licenses or parental guidance unless over eight-teen.



Cajunmama- I could say it any better.

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