50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one. While not totally comprehensive , here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Check out these books for more ideas on pertinent life skills:
ADHD/Special Needs ... Misunderstood Kids Outside the Box! Not everyone fits inside the box we call the classroom and classroom structures--students and teachers included. Learn to allow students to hang out of the box a little...and allow yourself to do the same, when appropriate. As a teacher, I am called to advocate, not judge; I am called to encourage, not predict; I am called to learn my subject--my students . Students with ADHD cannot always change their behavior--I, as a teacher, can change mine. Learn to recognize the behaviors of the students with ADHD--see resource list for more specific information. To respect all students equally means to teach each student individually. The student who doodles during the lecture may be absorbing every word--learn to recognize and accept and adapt to the differences between visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners. To teach students individually requires acknowledgement of how individuals think. The student with ADHD or other disabilities related to autism may think "visually." Be kind and discreet.
Relationships and Adult ADD - Adult ADD ADHD and Relationships Relationships and Adult ADD All relationships present challenges at some point in time. ADD / ADHD can certainly have a unique impact within relationships. Kelly Identifies the Four Major Areas of Difficulty: Difficulty Being Present and Staying Present “Perhaps the biggest problem is the ADHD partner who seems to be here today and gone tomorrow,” explains Kelly. Touchy Touchability Kelly notes that many people with ADHD also have problems with sensory integration. Forgetting Things ADHD interferes with memory. A Short Fuse It is not uncommon for those with ADHD to have a quick temper. If These Are The Areas of Difficulty, What Are Some Strategies to Implement to Improve Relationships? Kelly offers tips for both the ADHD individual and the non-ADHD partner. Source: Kate Kelly, MSN, ACT. Related Reading:
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Social skills activities for children and teenagers Social skills activities for children and teens: Evidence-based ideas to help kids communicate, connect, empathize, and read minds © 2015 Gwen Dewar, Ph.D., all rights reserved Social skills activities put to the test We want our children to succeed in the social world--to learn how to cooperate, make friends, and negotiate conflicts. How can we help them do it? For instance, middle school children (11-14 years old) experienced significant changes after playing Awkward Moment™, a researcher-designed party game that requires players to choose solutions to thorny social problems. Other studies indicate that friendly, "prosocial" video games -- like Mario Sunshine™ or Animal Crossing™ -- motivate players to be more kind, sympathetic, and helpful. So here they are: Research-inspired social skills activities, listed by age group. Social skills activities for toddlers Taking turns Babies and toddlers are capable of spontaneous acts of kindness, but they can be shy around new people. The name game
Household Notebook | Get Organized At Home With A Home Managemen So you think businesspeople are the only folks who need a personal planner? Think again: families need an organizer, too, to keep life moving smoothly on the home front! A planner for the entire household allows anyone--child, visitor, babysitter--easy access to the information they need. It's a one-stop information center for busy families. How will you use it? Ready for an evening out? Time for dinner? Clean house fast with cleaning schedules, chore lists and seasonal checklists for home maintenance. Stay-at-home parents and homeschool families add calendar and scheduling features to the household notebook, while daily morning and evening checklists and family schedules make it easy to organize life in families with small children. Empty-nesters corral take-out menus, service club rosters and medical information to make life flow smoothly. Ready to create your own Household Notebook?
How Do I Love Thee? Experts Count 8 Ways Credit: DreamstimeWhile the rest of us trade pink teddy bears and chocolate hearts, some scientists are putting love under the microscope – and the magnetic resonance imaging machine. But what is it they are studying, anyway? For this Valentine's Day, LiveScience decided to ask the experts a question once left to early-'90s chart-topping dance hits: What is love? Here's what they said. Author Bio Stephanie Pappas Stephanie interned as a science writer at Stanford University Medical School, and also interned at ScienceNow magazine and The Santa Cruz Sentinel. Stephanie Pappas on