Teach your kids the right life skills before they leave the nest! Sometime during middle school it will hit you – your child is actually going to grow up and live on his own somewhere in just a few short years. It’s a strange feeling when it hits you the first time. And, depending on how things work in your house, you will find yourself more and more frequently thinking “How in the world will he survive if he cannot even manage to ___________?” Exactly. Take advantage of the time you have now to teach your child the things he’ll need to know once he’s out in the big, bad world.