Preparing Children For Life and Enriching Families
Teaching your child/tween to shop online safely is one of those skills that adults often forget kids need to know. We assume they know how to do it because it’s such a passive part of our day to day lives. Don’t leave your child’s safety to chance here. Follow some easy steps to help them learn while you can still…
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Here at Skill Trek, we don’t want you to walk the life skills trail alone. That’s why we knew that our Trekkers would need mascots to guide them on the life skills trail for every level. Let’s meet them, shall we? Mascots For Each Level Of Life Skills Trekkers start their journey with Jasper T, a fun loving…
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Teaching your kids basic hygiene skills is so important, especially as they start getting older. No one wants to be the stinky one in any friend group, and we should make sure our kids aren’t! Here are 5 ways you can teach your kids some basic hygiene skills. 5 Ways to Teach Hygiene Skills to Your Kids Avoiding Bodily Odors…
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Today marks the start of a new chapter for Skill Trek. Earlier today, Andrew and Sarah Elizabeth announced the passing of the torch to a new owner. As the new owner of SkillTrek, I’d like to introduce myself to the Skill Trek Family and share a few thoughts about the future of the program. My name is David Larsen. My…
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Skill Trek Family— It’s amazing to see how seeing the lack of life-skills in our own family while away on our anniversary vacation led us to create Skill Trek, a life-skills curriculum that other families are now using across the world. As we move into a new season of life with Andrew continuing to steer his engineering company and Sara…
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Laundry. If you’re like me, you can hardly hear the word without feeling immediately overwhelmed. Laundry can be burdensome for anyone, but it is especially so for parents of large families such as mine. For this reason, it is important to involve your kids when it comes to doing the laundry. When Laundry is Too Much Recently, a dear friend…
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There are home maintenance skills that every teen should learn before owning or renting their own property. It is every parents hope that our kids will get to buy their own homes and raise their families there. We can do everything necessary to make sure they reach this goal by teaching them work ethic, how to manage their finances, and…
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Vehicle maintenance skills are valuable skills to teach your kids, especially as they approach driving age. Many young people turn 16 and start driving their own car with little knowledge about how to actually take care of one. They may have watched their parents work on a car, and still have no idea how to keep one running smoothly. You…
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The ability to work well with others is arguably the single most important skill necessary for success in life. Of course, we have all met that one wildly intelligent doctor with terrible bedside manner. And while he may be successful, the truth is that not many patients want to see him. It doesn’t matter to them how intelligent he is…
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Few things are more important in life than money management. Teaching our children the way that money works is vital for their success in life. This involves teaching them about more than simply how to keep to a budget. Teaching our children money management looks different depending on the ages of your children. Even the youngest kids can be taught…
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