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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here. I think the bottom line is that there is a huge long list of valuable skills a kid [i]can[/I] have at 8-9, but it's impossible to teach them all at once. Most kids grow up to acquire most skills at some point, with some small stuff slipping through the cracks until much later, which only makes for funny stories - like the PPs who didn't know where south was or what a teaspoon was.

You just have to reflect on which skills matter most to you (either for your kids' autonomy or for your own sanity!) and work on a few of them at a time. I for one never did laundry until I moved out of my parents' house, but I still knew how to do it and managed just fine when I started living on my own. My mom had her system at home and just preferred to manage it herself. So no, I don't think doing laundry or even chores in general at 9 is a requirement to become a productive adult.. but autonomy and resourcefulness are. The order in which you teach specific skills doesn't matter all that much as long as your kids are generally competent and know how to acquire any skill they might be missing.[/quote]

This! [/quote]

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