How can we teach kids and teens everyday life skills in ways that actually stick? In this episode, Risa Williams talks with life skills expert Katie Kimball about a simple three-step approach to help kids and teens build confidence, responsibility, and independence through completing everyday tasks and projects at home.

They discuss:

-Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation tools

-Collaborating as a team on a system and framework for everyday tasks and chores

-Setting up expectations, rewards, and weekly check-ins

-Using gentle questions and compassion as a way to gently guide our loved ones to figure out the next step forward with tasks

-Taking a long-term learning approach by creating consistent weekly habits over many years

-How learning and practicing life skills can reduce our kids' and teens' anxiety

**Sign up now for Katie's Life Skills Now Summer Camp and hear Risa's presentation on Time Tools for Teens as well as 70 other life skills videos by experts on various subjects for both younger kids and teens! It's free and you can access it here: https://raisinghealthyfamilies.com/motivationmindset or at risawilliams.com**

Host: Risa Williams, risawilliams.com, @risawilliamstherapy

Guest: Katie Kimball, raisinghealthyfamilies.com, @raisinghealthyfamilies

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*All tools discussed on the show are meant for educational purposes only and not as a replacement for therapy or medical advice.