"Having tweens and teens is the weirdest thing. You know they're bigger - you can literally see them growing right in front of you - but it's hard to not continue doing things for them like you did when they were newborns and toddlers and elementary schoolers. But one TikTok mom pointed out that, at some point, you're going to have to start teaching your kids some basic life skills - and it's kind of surprising how many of them I hadn't even thought about"
"Some were specifically about household maintenance and the like: "Always empty the lint catcher in your dryer!! Every load!" "An oil change is not an optional thing." "Dish soap and dishwasher detergent are not the same thing." "Cooking practice! A friend of mine has her kids each cook the family dinner once a month. They get a budget, plan the meal, do the shopping, all the prep and cooking.""
Parents of tweens and teens often continue doing tasks for their children despite visible physical growth. A parent realized a 14-year-old had frozen a canned energy drink, prompting a checklist of basic life skills to teach before adulthood. Examples include household maintenance tasks such as emptying the dryer lint catcher, scheduling oil changes, distinguishing dish soap from dishwasher detergent, and doing laundry. Practical skills include cooking practice with budgeting and meal planning, and emergency actions like turning off the water for an overflowing toilet. Everyday hygiene and cleaning misunderstandings also appear, such as using disinfectant wipes incorrectly. Community responses supplied specific, practical items to add to the teaching list.
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