Teens stuck at home? Here are some ideas for life skills they can work on in between school work and XBOX
- Learn to balance a checkbook
- Learn to write a resume and cover letter
- Learn to cook some basic meals~ One for a crowd, one for a date, one when you are broke and one that takes 30 minutes or less.
- Learn to bake bread
- Learn to make baked goods from scratch, not a box
- Learn to do laundry
- Learn how to get different stains out of clothes
- Learn how to unclog a toilet
- Unclog a sink
- Learn how to do basic home repairs
- Learn how to care for a garden and plant something
- Learn how to understand credit, read a credit report and the implications of credit cards
- Learn about stocks and other investing options
- Learn about compound interest and how to safe for the future
- Learn how to write letters/cards for various occasions
- Start to look at colleges
- Learn how to exercise with bodyweight exercises
- Find a new skill to learn from YouTube
- How to make a grocery list and price compare items
- How to select good produce
- Practice interview skills
- Learn how to sew on a button
- Learn how to iron dress pants and a dress shirt or other dress clothes
- Learn how to tie a tie
- Learn how to jump-start a car
- Learn how to change a tire
- Learn how to write a check
- Learn how to address an envelope
- Learn how to make a budget and how to use it
- Learn how to pay a bill
- Learn basic first aid skills
- Learn how and why it is important to vote
- Learn how to stand up for themselves
- Learn how to ask for what they want or need (like a job, raise or help with something)
- Learn how to read a map
- Learn how to deep clean a house
- What to do if they have a car accident
