Someday your kids will get their own house or apartment. “Do they know how to take care of that environment?” asks Sarah McCubbin, blogger and mother of 9. Cleaning, laundry and budgeting make her checklist but prep is more than chores. “We don’t actually assume they’ll learn how to tie their shoes on their own,” she notes, ”but we assume they’ll figure out how to make friends on their own – some really struggle.” Get a Closer Look at teaching essential lifeskills. Rafael Sierra reports. [All Rights Reserved - 2024]