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[quote=Anonymous]Teaching your kids to swim is a life skill And it’s essential for kids to be safe. It’s never too late to learn. All of you should take swimming lessons—mom included.

Bike riding, to me, is also a basic skill that kids should learn. And it’s not hard to learn to hike - get sturdy shoes, pack a back pack of snacks and water, bug spray, sun screen, etc. and go check out some trails in Rock Creek. Just hike out and back or pick a simple loop trail and bring a trail map.

If you want to learn to garden, start with some small house plants. Learn how to change a tire on You Tube. Then teach the kids when they get old enough. Take responsibility for teaching kids basic life skills - you’ve already identified a lot of them. And yes, financial literacy is important too. Also, exposing your kids to things matters a lot. Maybe they will be a great swimmer or a gardener or skiier - but only if they are exposed to these things. If you don’t expose kids to things they are not likely to develop any interest in them. Some of parenting is just exposure - even to things you may not be good at.[/quote]

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