
Your children need life skills -- this dad explains how to teach them
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Parents know there are life skills that our children need to learn -- from cooking and paying bills to managing mental health. Here's how to get them started from a father who is teaching his kids.
It's one of the many skills that I want her to know in case she ever finds herself stranded in a parking lot -- just like her father at that very moment. I also wanted to get her familiar with a car engine, even though to me it mostly looks like metal spaghetti.
Parents know there is a whole host of life skills that our children need to learn, but my reasons date back to my childhood.

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