{"id":410,"date":"2014-06-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/182.72.188.36\/nextgurukul\/KnowledgeWorld\/?p=410"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:46:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T03:16:43","slug":"life-skills-bloom-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nextgurukul.in\/thenextworld\/life-skills-bloom-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Life skills bloom at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #656565\">Life skills prepare children for the life ahead. These skills are spread across various aspects of daily life. If you start focusing on your child\u2019s life skills, it won\u2019t be a culture shock for him or her once he\/she moves out of home for work or studies. Read on.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\">\u00a0<strong>Financial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Saving:<\/strong>\u00a0Teach your children to save up some money every month. Buy a cute piggy bank for them and let them save up all the change in it while they buy candies and books. This way, they\u2019ll gradually set themselves for a savings goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Budgeting:\u00a0<\/strong>Many of us feel insecure when a month comes to an end. We lack the skill to make budgeting easy and hassle-free. Go ahead and teach your kids simple budgeting skills. Let your kids, for instance, afford their entire stationery for the month with say Rs. 400\/-. Don\u2019t be wary of letting your kids handle money. Also, teach them basic Maths.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Paying bills:<\/strong>\u00a0Once they reach, say, 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0class, you can start giving them bills to pay and make sure that they pay bills on time. Let them learn how to write a cheque and how to make payment online. Tell them how one can make sure that\u00a0 one is never late with bills again <a href='https:\/\/www.east-inflatables.co.nz\/e106040-inflatable-movie-screen.html' style=\"color:  #696969;text-decoration: none\">blow up projector screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Investing:<\/strong>\u00a0Teach them how dividends, principle, and interests work in real time. This is a good conversation to have with your teen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Charity:<\/strong>\u00a0Show them how to volunteer their time, money, and effort for a social cause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Thinking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Independent thinking:<\/strong>\u00a0Many schools ask their students to be mum and listen to their teachers. This is not a healthy practice. Teach your children to question.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Reading: <\/strong>Inculcate the age-old reading habit in your children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Positive thinking:\u00a0<\/strong>It is vital to stay in a space of positivity within oneself. Find solutions instead of fixing the blame.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Conversation:<\/strong>\u00a0You can start by conversing with your child instead of just preaching him. Being able to converse is a good social skill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Practical<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Automobile:\u00a0<\/strong>How to buy a useful car? How do we take care of it? This has to be taught to both boys and girls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\"><strong>Household:<\/strong>\u00a0It is a must for kids to learn how to change bulbs and do the basics of painting walls; cooking; plumbing; and electricity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #656565\">Image Credit:\u00a0FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life skills prepare children for the life ahead. These skills are spread across various aspects of daily life. If you start focusing on your child\u2019s life skills, it won\u2019t be a culture shock for him or her once he\/she moves out of home for work or studies. 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