# 10 Life Skills We Don’t Teach Kids At School

- Link: https://stayathomemum.com.au/family/parenting/10-life-skills-we-dont-teach-kids-at-school/
- Published: 2016-08-15T09:00:30+10:00
- Author: Clare Whitfield

## _For so many things, school is a wonderful and necessary experience. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect._

There are so many skills, things that kids need to know for their everyday life,
that aren’t taught in schools at all.?With parents often busy working and organising
their families, they don’t always pick up the slack, leaving kids without valuable
knowledge for their future.

So just what are the life skills that schools are failing to teach? Well, here are
some that we’ve put together.

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## **Concrete Skills**

Concrete skills are the hands-on skills, the ones we’re using on a regular basis
that are definitely necessary for an adult life.

## 1. Cooking

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When kids don’t learn to cook, they miss out on a range of other associated skills,
in particular those related to health and nutrition. Not learning to cook means 
being reliant on processed and convenience foods, which is a sure-fire recipe for
ill-health. All kids should learn basic cooking skills, which can be expanded on
as they grow.

## 2. Household Maintenance

Basic household maintenance skills are often not taught because they’re jobs that
don’t happen everyday. But when your child moves out of home and lives alone, these
skills will be really useful. Knowing?how to change lightbulbs, unblock drains, 
clean gutters, maintain garden tools, clean air conditioners, fix leaks and so much
more means less money is spent on outside help.

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 Clare Whitfield Chief Editor

 Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical
home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney,
she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school 
age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience
in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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