Life Skills
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the Garden thread and some comments there got me thinking about my life skills list
this is the list of things that should all be checked off I looked and it seems I started this list about 2012
this was my list of everything a 18 year old should know and have done I must admit I fell short on a few things with my oldest Daughter now 19 she hasn't left the house did her first year of college to become an art teacher from home online. her running a power saw , doing electrical work beyond replacing the end of an extension cord , or shooting a shotgun probably aren't going to happen .but the rest of the list is done and she has a lot of experience in some of the areas like baking. She also has some incredible art skills when I said you should help with this electrical or plumbing , I got , I will turn off the water and call you if the pipe breaks
she can shoot rifle and handgun, she chooses not to shoot although the opportunity is offered
what do you think , any additions needed?
Life skills
Cleaning skills
Scour a sink Scour a tub Clean a toilet Clear a drain with plunger , snake and liquid drain opener Clean windows and mirrors Wash dishes in a sink or dish pans Sweep a floor Vacuum a rug or hard floor Mop a floor , and wash a floor on hands and knees Washing machine and dryer operation
Cooking skills
Knife skills Kitchen safety food , cuts and burns Make salads Make pasta Eggs , scrambled , fried , baked and boiled Roast a chicken Make gravy Grill a steak Use probe thermometer Stir fry Make a sauce Breading fish and eggplant Cook rice Bake a cake Separate an egg Make bread , kneading Make a stew Make a broth soup Pressure cooker basics Canning basics
Financial skills Open an account Balance an account Write a check Count back change
Sewing Skills Sew on a patch like rank or flag patch Sew on a patch to mend pants Hem pants / skirt Sew on buttons
Workshop and tool skills Shop safety , glasses , hearing ,clothing , do’s and don’ts Check tire pressure Check oil on small engine Check oil and all fluids on car Use a circular saw Use a hand saw Use a hacksaw Use a drill - drill wood and steel Use epoxy Glue pvc Change a tire and jack safety ,4way and ratchet
Home maintenance repair skills How to turn off the gas How to turn off the water How to turn off the main breaker or fuse GFI what they are how to test and reset Circuit breakers , what they are how to reset, why they trip Volts , amps , watts , E=P/I , calculating a load Wiring an outlet Wiring a switch Replacing the end on an extension cord Water heater maintenance Replacing furnace filters Changing a door lock Clothes dryer maintenance - cleaning and checking vent How to find a wall stud How to fix a running toilet Replacing the end on a garden hose
Basic gun skills Hunters ed Load and unload Cleaning Rifle marksmanship Pistol marksmanship Shotgun on moving target clay
Employment , resume , application , and work skills. Fill out an application Make a resume Interview Most valued work skills - attendance , on time , on task , responsible , clear communication
Medical Cuts Burns CPR CCR Take temp Basic meds safety , Tylenol , ibuprofen , alive ,Benadryl How to make a 911 call what to say and what not to say How to apply a tourniquet Makeshift tourniquets Splinting Bleed stop
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: Mad Scientist]
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05/14/21 11:52 AM
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Dang your kids must of thought you were a pain in the donkey but will probably thank you in real life! there were some things that were more of a talk though like turning off the gas but it is amazing how often things just kind of came up both girls are into crafts so at some point there was a need to use a hand saw and I am not saying the girls have mastered everything but a little exposure. my son while he has not sewn much can get a patch on and has a lot more experience in other items on the list Yeah they may have thought I was a jack wagon when I bough 7 sacks of green peppers 99 cents a sack from the reduced produce and they were all around the table learning to make diced bell pepper and we were freezing them up in gallon bags or learning knife skills on carrots learning burn care was easy , just buy them a hot glue gun for their crafts.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: rszwieg]
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05/14/21 01:24 PM
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Hand to hand skills
Manage a motorcycle the girls especially are not interested in martial arts , they have been instructed where to cut to get effective stops arteries , veins , tendons ect with rubber training knives I don't see the girls riding motorcycle , if they did they would need to take a riding class to get the endorsement on their license giving bikes greater distance and such in driving a car/truck was covered
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
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05/14/21 01:51 PM
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Even if she doesnt get to the bottom of that list I still think she will be ahead of the average young person in her age group. It is hard to watch but I see most of them having only a few skills that include video games, being offended by everything, and never accepting responsibility if something goes wrong
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: Wolfdog91]
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05/14/21 02:22 PM
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Yeeeep when I get some youngins imma drop em off with ole uncle Greencounty for spring break we are boat building this weekend got the floor cut Sunday and spent he week resining the panels , tonight need to get primer on the undersides and hopefully pour expanding flotation foam and lay the floor tomorrow this was how it started looking taking it apart
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: Weatherby270]
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05/14/21 02:27 PM
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One thing I didn't see on the list: How to do their own taxes. your right it should be , my wife helped them with it this year and last so they are getting some their taxes are really simple currently my youngest 16 started her first for pay job a month ago she is a Nutrition Assistant at a Nursing home , unfortunately last night they announced they are closing at the end of the summer so she is going to get laid off. another life lesson , go looking for your next job. that makes 2 of my 3 that have commercial kitchen and dishwashing experience.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: hippie]
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Add one to the bottom..... " if all else fails, marry a rich guy " I have an aunt who tried that , really didn't work out so well , He was from old east coast money , her first husband Uncle Dick who she was happy as could be with 3 kids died in a fishing accident got caught in the net and drown him and another guy both good friends. it was all good till the money ran out or more like he got cut off by the family then he well wasn't a very nice person having not learned to work and live without family money. then she left him and moved back to WI with 6 kids to be dirt poor and tend bar and live a happy life single , she says men and dogs it's nice when they come to visit but I don't need to have one anymore 3-4 days is plenty. she is a lot more at home in the woods in the house her Grandpa built that she grew up in.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Life Skills
[Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE]
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05/14/21 04:47 PM
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Lots of good info and desire to instruct.
I've always believed that learning does not stop, it just slows down, seems the longer kids stay at home for what ever reason, they tend to not use what is learned if some one else is doing it.
We always had days assigned to kids to help them do all manner of things, like dinner, washing laundry, cleaning, repairs on home, maintaining vehicles, just the whole rampant of life, so that learning was not just reading and watching but actual doing which seems to instill a longer remembrance of how to do things on your own.
When problems arose of what to do we as parents who had the learning already done would help in discussion to move things along but did not take over, this also help in learning to talk things out when they got flustered with the problems, something I feel is really lost in todays families.
That it is ok to talk things out and not just walk away or throw a tantrum and maybe cause more of a problem with that result.
Worked for us !
Sorry if my opinions or replies offend you, they are not meant to !
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Re: Life Skills
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Hand to hand skills
Manage a motorcycle the girls especially are not interested in martial arts , they have been instructed where to cut to get effective stops arteries , veins , tendons ect with rubber training knives I don't see the girls riding motorcycle , if they did they would need to take a riding class to get the endorsement on their license giving bikes greater distance and such in driving a car/truck was covered I'm not into bikes either but do know how to ride from A to B. Could be useful someday.
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Re: Life Skills
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I have never made pasta or changed the filter on a furnace. Never lived in a house or had a close friend who lived in one with a furnace, so I've never been around one. Pasta is just one of them things I pretty much never buy, although I do like a good lasagna, otherwise, I'll eat it fine if somebody makes it, but never cared for enough to learn how to make noodles myself, and if everything fell apart and we couldn't buy noodles I wouldn't miss them.
Other than that I pretty much have the list covered, although a couple things like calculating a load I would have to do a quick refresher on. And things like canning/pressure cooking I could follow directions/recipe but wouldn't do it without them in front of me, just something I don't do often enough to have stuff memorized, but I've done it and know how, just need times, etc. written down to follow.
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