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[quote=Anonymous]I am an extremely hands off parent. My girls started packing for themselves when they were around 8-9. I gave them an idea of what they should take and they went from there. Sure there were times they forgot underwear, or a swimsuit. It's a learning lesson for next time. My 14 DS still asks me what he should take and I give him a verbal list. Sometimes he still wants me to check after he's done. Every kid is different. I let my kids do most things on their own. They've been doing their own laundry since they were young tweens. My older 2 are now in college and they've told me many stories of their friends who are completely clueless on how to do basic things. I feel like I've raised them so that they can function as an adult with the most basic things. Now more complicated things-insurance, car maintenance, yes, they still need help with those things. [/quote]
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