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Life Skills by Age

Practical, age-specific guidance for parents and caregivers.

Life Skills guidance by age

Start with the age you need. The guides are ordered from 5 through 13 so the progression is easy to compare.

Age 5

A practical guide to life skills for 5-year-olds, focused on routines, self-care, simple food prep, safety, choices, and gradual independence.

Age 6

A practical guide to life skills for 6-year-olds, with routines, food prep, belongings, money basics, safety, and gradual responsibility.

Age 7

A practical guide to life skills for 7-year-olds, focused on organization, food prep, money, communication, safety, and responsibility.

Age 8

A practical guide to life skills for 8-year-olds, including planning, kitchen basics, money, problem-solving, safety, and independence.

Age 9

A practical guide to life skills for 9-year-olds, focused on schedules, cooking, money, safety, communication, and growing responsibility.

Age 10

A practical guide to life skills for 10-year-olds, focused on planning, cooking, money, communication, safety, and self-management.

Age 11

A practical guide to life skills for 11-year-olds, focused on planning, food prep, money, communication, safety, and self-management.

Age 12

A practical guide to life skills for 12-year-olds, focused on planning, cooking, budgeting, communication, safety, and real-world independence.

Age 13

A practical guide to life skills for 13-year-olds, focused on scheduling, cooking, money, communication, safety, and meaningful independence.