123: How to “Launch” on Purpose: Teaching Life Skills to Your Teens Today That Will Prepare Them for Tomorrow with Amy Carney
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Katie Kimball discusses with Amy Carney the importance of teaching life skills to teens to prepare them for independence.
One of the motivations for creating the Kids Cook Real Food™ eCourse was that I was just over halfway to “launch” with my oldest child. Nine years old is half of the intensive part of parenting, and Paul had just turned 10. He demonstrated how to make homemade guacamole to his 4th-grade class, and I realized that guac was the only thing he truly knew how to make! One cannot live on guac alone…so I knew I needed to teach him more before he left my home! I love that parenting expert and author ...
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