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Has anyone read this book--Life Skills for Kids?
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No, but I read her other book, "Help for the Harried Homeschooler" and I liked it. Practical and amusing. I've considered buying the Life Skill book, and would love to hear a review??
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MacBeth,
I bought this book awhile back & it's been sitting in my "To Be Read Pile". I thumbed through it and here are the chapter titles.
Responsibility in the Small Things: Don't Start Too Early or Too Late
People Skills: Getting Along and Resolving Conflict
In the Home Skills: Everyone Lives Somewhere
Life Navigation: Getting Along in That Great Big World
Time Organization: Managing Your 7/24/365
Space Organization: Managing Physical Space and Stuff
Around the House: Fixing and Maintaining Stuff
Money, Money, Money: Can You Handle It?
Healthy Habits: Self-Care Skills for Your One and Only Body
Your Mind's Life: Using Your Marvelous Brain
Spiritual Habits: The Wellspring of Life
Decision Making: Practice for Every Day for the Rest of Your Life
Creativity: Leaving a Little Beauty Behind
Celebration Skills: Finding Joy in the Everyday
Each chapter heading correlate with that chapter's "Maxim of Maturity" & Transferable Skills.
Chapter 1
Maxim of Maturity
Responsibility begins in small things and it should be timed well. By starting too early or too late to expect things from a child we may groom someone who can't do anything for himself or others.
Transferable Skills
Positive attitude toward work and a good work ethic; eagerness to continue to grow and learn; ability to take responsibility for, and accept consequences of, own actions; adaptibility to helpful routines; attention to detail; capacity for staying with a job until completion.
Each chapter has a Life Skills Checklist at the end.
The appendix lists "A Life Skills Toolbox of Resources" for many of the chapters. Just glancing through them, I notice some Protestant resources. Most are general resources.
Anyway, if you would like to know something more specific, just let me know. I would be happy to look through the book some more. 
Angela
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Some of these things come naturally in a larger family. This looks really good, and being the practical girl that I am, it seems that it would fit in well with my family vision project.
Hmm, Kevin probably didn't realize that this little project could cost him book money! 
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I've read it and am currently mixing some of the ideas in w/ my kid's chores section of mt MROL notebook.
What would you like to know specifically? I own the book and recommend it often.
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Just wanted to say that I heard Christine speak at a conference this weekend and she was wonderful. My 15 year old kept leaning over saying," We do that", "You always teach the younger kids that" :) So I didn't learn a whole lot, but the book looks great and her delivery and ideas are great. I picked up some new tips and will be telling young parents about the book.
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thanks for the suggestion and the chapter listings. i would like to read that book.
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