Comments on: What Kinds of Life Skills Should Kids Learn?

By: stacy

stacy — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:57:59 +0000

I know this is an old post…but, absolutely! In this very unsteady world we live in right now I think it's very important for everyone to have these life skills.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:12:31 +0000

Our family goes camping quite a bit so the girls are good on lighting a fire, cooking over the flames (dutch ovens, foil packets- we have great recipes for this type of cooking too), and pitching a tent. My older daughter does some needle work while my younger one enjoys cooking. We take them each summer to pick fruit and then to make jam and canning. (Not too hard core!) I wanted to them to know where food comes from and what it takes to preserve it for year round use.
In addition, I am requiring that each child can cook five meals (from start to finish) of their choice before they leave for college or move out. It is essential that they learn the basics from us before they become adults.

By: Allyson

Allyson — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:00:43 +0000

Definitely! .-= Allyson´s last blog ..Save the Candle! =-.

By: Rana

Rana — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:33:32 +0000

I'm right there with you Joy. My mom taught me how to sew, but I lost interest when I was a teen, because I could buy clothing quicker and with less money than it would take me to make it. But I have been thinking like you also. I would like to know how to start a fire with out fire starter bricks and a lighter. I want my kids to know how also. I've been looking at books at the library on how to bake from scratch and I would love to learn how to can like my grandmother used to. I found a book called The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life: How to sew a sampler quilt and 49 other pioneer projects for the modern girl. We are going to start adding some of these things into our Life Lessons projects. We have become so high tech in this day and age that if we did have some type of disaster like what's happened in Haiti knowing how to defrag a computer is not what I'm going to be looking for when I need help. Knowing the basics is what will save our lives. Great post! .-= Rana´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday =-.