Comments on: Why Life Skills Are Essential for Resilient Teenagers https://youthministry.com/life-skills-essential-resilient-teenagers/ Daily Wisdom for Youth Workers. Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:08:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jennie https://youthministry.com/life-skills-essential-resilient-teenagers/#comment-452145 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:08:43 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57889#comment-452145 I’ve definitely had challenges with my kids, but something that has worked well for me is to take the time when they make a mistake and use it as a learning opportunity.

I went to a site called http://www.preparemykid.com and they have a video that talks about how to teach kids life skills…

In essence, I find out what mistake they’ve made; I often share a story about how I struggled with it; I relate why it’s important to something my kids find important; and then I let my kids talk about how they would do something different and we have a discussion.

I’ve learned more about my two boys in the last 8 months than I thought possible!

]]> By: Jennie https://youthministry.com/life-skills-essential-resilient-teenagers/#comment-450276 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 12:56:06 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57889#comment-450276 I like that post! What astounds me is that kids aren’t ready for life AFTER school anymore. We need to teach them life skills that schools don’t teach anymore. http://www.preparemykid.com

]]> By: Amanda https://youthministry.com/life-skills-essential-resilient-teenagers/#comment-448032 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 04:21:03 +0000 http://youthmindev.wpengine.com/?p=57889#comment-448032 I just looked at the student to counselor ratio for the USA… There’s 471 students per counselor! No wonder our kids aren’t getting the life skills they need to do well after school. Usually all they need is a push in the right direction so they know they’re capable of succeeding. https://www.preparemykid.com

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