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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More than that it is about 
-time management
-decision making
-critical thinking
-coping with negative emotions
-grit and resilience
-managing boredom and loneliness in healthy ways
-strong foundation in sense of self and identity
-assertiveness
-setting boundaries for self and others
-treating others with respect and expecting respect from others
-help seeking skills
etc

Yes!  Drives me nuts when someone asks the question (usually in relation to sending a kid to college) and the inevitable answers are "how to do laundry", or "how to cook".  Paleeze.  THIS list are the skills really needed.

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These are very vague and generalized answers and are not actionable items for most people. What is grit and resilience?

For a kid above 12 and below 18 years of age, and in context of both foster kids or kids that are going to college - laundry, personal hygiene, how to make nutritious meals in a tight budget, swimming, giving CPR, car maintainence, time managment, how to write professional emails , making a budget, asking for help, making appointments etc - these are all valuable skills.   If you are lucky, your parents teach you some of it and make you capable of finding answers.  If you are alone in the world, you need the foster system and the schools to teach you this. [/quote]

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