Each family member should contribute to the daily life of the home. And you need to teach this from childhood.
Adults are often surprised at how easy it is for children to cope with complex gadgets - and at the same time, for some reason, they are in no hurry to transfer some of the simple household chores.
What a teenager (10-17 years old) should be able to do
1. Sort and wash your belongings
A teenager is quite capable of sorting out his things, separating clean from dirty, and sorting the last into dark and light, loading it into the washing machine. It is enough to conduct an educational program once, what means for washing and how much to use, which programs to exhibit - and the child will be able to wash his own things.
The ability to wash with your hands will not be superfluous - it can come in handy in life.
2. Go to the store to shop
Choosing and buying groceries and knowing how to handle money are useful skills for a future independent life and the ability to take care of yourself.3. Prepare simple meals
It is important here to clearly explain the safety rules when handling stove, boiling water, knife and other kitchen hazards. And, of course, the first time to be "in the wings" in order to control the situation.
Making tea with a sandwich, slicing a salad or making a side dish is something every teenager can do, if they don't get to sit and wait for their mother to cook. You should not forcefully teach cooking, but the child will surely master the preparation of his favorite dishes with pleasure.
4. Do the cleaning
At least in your room. There is nothing difficult in dusting, vacuuming and washing the floors, putting things in their places. The order and cleanliness in the teenager's room should be solely under his responsibility.
5. Act in an emergency
The teenager should know emergency numbers, emergency procedures, and where the first aid kit is located and how to give first aid. It will not be superfluous for the whole family to attend emergency care courses to practice skills.
6. Take responsibility for your daily routine
If a child has already entered adolescence, then he himself must understand what problems await him, if he oversleeps, is late, etc.
Accordingly, it is not the mother who should wake him up for half an hour, persuading him to get up, but the teenager himself should go to bed on time and get up on time, get ready for additional classes on time.7. Navigate the street
A teenager should know by heart his address, the phones of his parents (not relying on what is written in the smartphone), the procedure if he is lost in an unfamiliar place. He should also be able to use the map (and not only on the phone), cross the road correctly, use public transport.
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