“Adulting 101” Independent Living Skills

The main categories of Independent Living Skills are; Personal Hygiene, Dressing and Clothing Care, Health Care, Cooking/ Eating/Nutrition, Home Management and Home Safety, Financial Management, Personal Growth, Community Access. Please scroll through the links and explore the website to help lead you to the Life Skill information you seek.

Personal Hygiene, Dressing and Clothing Care

https://www.verywellfamily.com/good-health-and-hygiene-skills-2608790

https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/healthy-lifestyle/hygiene-dental-care/hygiene-pre-teens-teens

https://www.healthyessentials.com/baby-child-solutions/personal-hygiene-for-teens-tweens

(To help teach a younger human) https://www.toolstogrowot.com/therapy-resources/self-care-life-skills/adls

(Helpful to assist young adults with autism or other special needs)

The Best Functional Life Skills Resources for Individuals with Autism

Teach teens how to do the laundry https://www.thespruce.com/teach-teen-to-do-laundry-2146219

Cooking, Eating, Nutrition

https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=healthy-eating-during-adolescence-90-P01610

https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/food-nutrition/now-serving-meals-with-help-from-teens

https://www.marthastewart.com/1505773/13-super-easy-meals-teens-can-make-themselves

https://www.safekids.org/safetytips/field_age/pre-teens-10-14/field_venues/home

Home Management and Home Safety

https://www.household-management-101.com/

& https://www.safewise.com/resources/home-safety/

Financial Management, Awareness, & Problem Solving

https://www.mint.com/personal-finance-4/personal-finance-lessons-for-teens

http://playspent.org/

https://www.onlinelifeskills.com/default.aspx?menuid=3064

https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/how-teach-problem-solving-strategies-kids-guide

Click to access sodatechniques.pdf

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