tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post2529123060037170213..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Practical Life Skills for KidsExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-23551897817273406642014-10-12T20:41:02.239+01:002014-10-12T20:41:02.239+01:00Oh, I feel good! I think my son knows most of the ...Oh, I feel good! I think my son knows most of the things mentioned so far. I remember catching the train with him the first time he went, and showing him how to change trains and read the timetables and the screens.<br /><br />We're a bit woolly on household repairs, but that goes for all the family tbh. And sewing - when he made a bag at school, he sewed round all the sides and didn't leave an opening at the top! I can only do the basics too though.<br /><br />But he does his own washing, some ironing, some cooking and has an allowance and a budget. More practice needed, but then there's another 2 years til he leaves home, so time to work on those things.<br /><br />What else? Car maintenance - checking tyres, oil etc. Mowing the lawn, decorating. How to keep the bathroom and kitchen clean (and ideally the rest of the house too).<br /><br />I think it helps a) if you have a lazy mum like me who can't be arsed to do everything for you so you'd better bloody learn to do it yourself, and b) have a totally impractical dad so that you basically become the second adult in the house.<br /><br />I know I can rely on my son to put the dishwasher on, lock up and turn the lights off if I go to bed first, whereas it's very hit or miss with the husband! <br /><br />What on earth is coin rolling, by the way?Mrs Baumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070684338076130958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-39184930099309122982014-10-11T17:48:47.789+01:002014-10-11T17:48:47.789+01:00Good additions Was Living. Good additions Was Living. Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-40692233815466087152014-10-10T18:33:21.643+01:002014-10-10T18:33:21.643+01:00How to do laundry. It's amazing how many peop...How to do laundry. It's amazing how many people get to Uni not knowing how to do laundry.<br /><br />All about banking would be good. How to read your pay stub.<br />How to budget.<br />How to wash dishes without a dishwasher (though I suppose your pots thing might cover that?)<br />Rudimentary sewing (button/hem/etc.)<br /><br />Basic cooking is good too. No one wants to live on KD their entire school career. Or maybe they do?Was Living Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468743238161263895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-31330588942824701452014-10-10T10:59:38.019+01:002014-10-10T10:59:38.019+01:00Thanks for the link to my post Toni, really apprec...Thanks for the link to my post Toni, really appreciate it. Love your list! xJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00124374747737466986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-39719725616422849932014-10-09T16:58:42.167+01:002014-10-09T16:58:42.167+01:00I like your list and think that if our children le...I like your list and think that if our children learn these things that they will be fairly equipped for life.<br />What about picking up dirty clothes from the bedroom floor and taking out dirty dishes to the sink?<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-29623304260325258162014-10-08T15:20:24.320+01:002014-10-08T15:20:24.320+01:00I had a look at the post you mentioned and felt so...I had a look at the post you mentioned and felt so guilty that I've let my boy go into the big bad world so badly prepared. I had so many plans to cover all these things and time just slipped by. Mind you, he's always been pretty good on public transport so I have that to be grateful for. <br />Now at Uni and after a short crash course before he left, he is managing quite well. Maybe it only went in his head on a 'need to know' basis?Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-82837218236480763902014-10-08T13:58:46.808+01:002014-10-08T13:58:46.808+01:00I think basic cooking is important. Otherwise, the...I think basic cooking is important. Otherwise, they're the generation that will buy ready meals, and pay through the nose for all the time-saving things on offer at supermarkets, eg mashed potato for the microwave, vegetables ready chopped up into cubes sold as "casserole mix", etc etc. It's not just the expense. It's the feeling that I want them to think about food as important and nutritious, rather than as something in a plastic package.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-3464240261965003892014-10-07T15:05:02.814+01:002014-10-07T15:05:02.814+01:00womaninthemid - I think I need to learn that too!womaninthemid - I think I need to learn that too!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-21920152152013631372014-10-07T04:26:51.581+01:002014-10-07T04:26:51.581+01:00How to roll coins, otherwise they throw their mone...How to roll coins, otherwise they throw their money away at a coin sorting machine. Really, my college age daughter ran into this recently. A silly girl didn't know that 50 pennies went in a roll. They had to pour out and recount dozens of rolls of pennies because of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-46135336576869591572014-10-06T23:38:09.806+01:002014-10-06T23:38:09.806+01:00How to balance a check (cheque) book/bank account....How to balance a check (cheque) book/bank account. <br />How to file an income tax return.<br />How to fill out a job<br />application.<br /><br />That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I'm sure there are many, many more.leemikceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556230429959451810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-50915708644902157642014-10-06T21:21:03.899+01:002014-10-06T21:21:03.899+01:00I think we learned these things by trial and error...I think we learned these things by trial and error. Much like Man-Child learned about why he should have put the chili his father sent him into smaller, separate bowls before freezing. After eating chili morning, noon and night for about a week, I think this is a lesson he learned well.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.com