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[quote=Anonymous]Make a list of skills your kids need in order to fuction successfully.  Start checking things off that list.  I think it's fine if you do the dishes most of the time, but they should know how to wash dishes by hand, how to load a dishwasher properly, etc.

My list would look a bit like this:

Finances: 
how to create a budget
How to use a credit card
How to build savings

Personal:
How to schedule doctor/dentist appointments
How to obtain medical insurance and how insurance works (deductible, etc.)
How to treat basic wounds/burns at home
First aid/CPR
How to properly care for their bodies (bathing, brushing, flushing, etc.)
Basics of nutrition

Home: 
how to do laundry
How to plan/shop for/prepare basic meals
How to keep their room tidy
How to clean a bathroom
How to clean up after a meal
Basics of food safety (how to thaw meat, avoid cross-contamination, etc.)
How to use a stove, oven, microwave
How to wash dishes and load a dishwasher
How to do basic housecleaning (dusting, windows, etc.)

Car:
How to change a tire
How to check oil
How to fill gas

There's more I am sure, but this is off the top of my head.  Think of it as a countdown: how long until they have to actually practice this skill every day in addition to schoolwork, instruments, etc. (because that stuff gets more demanding in college; it doesn't disappear)?  Right now my kids have 12 more years and we have checked off a few things on each list.  If I were you, I would do something like every Saturday you pick one kid to teach on skill (clean the bathroom together, make dinner together, etc.) and do that until they have worked on a given skill on at least 10 different occasions.  Then you can check it off the list.
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