TY - BOOK AU - Field,Christine M. TI - Life skills for kids: equipping your child for the real world SN - 0877884722 PY - 2000/// CY - Colorado Springs, CO PB - Shaw KW - Child rearing KW - Children KW - Life skills guides N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-329) and index; Introduction : what will our children need to know? -- 1. Responsibility in the small things : Don't start too early or too late -- 2. People skills : Getting along and resolving conflict -- 3. In the home skills : Everyone lives somewhere -- 4. Life navigation : Getting along in that great big world -- 5. Time organization : Managing your 7/24/365 -- 6. Space organization : managing physical space and stuff -- 7. Around the house : Fixing and maintaining stuff -- 8. Money, money, money : Can you handle it? -- 9. Healthy habits : Self-care skills for your one and only body -- 10. Your mind's life : Using your marvelous brain -- 11. Spiritual habits : The wellspring of life -- 12. Decision making : Practice for every day of the rest of your life -- 13. Creativity : Leaving a little beauty behind -- 14. Celebration skills : Finding joy in the everyday -- Epilogue : Now what? -- Appendix : A life skills toolbox of resources N2 - Whether your kids are toddlers or teenagers, this book will provide loads of inspiration and practical wisdom for preparing them to live fruitful, God-honoring lives in the real world ER -