Episode Highlights With Katie Kimball

• Why life skills are still important (and maybe more so) in today's world 
• How life skills foster confidence and relate to mental health
• The reason for the rise in anxiety and depression in kids
• Chore wars and balancing responsibility and life skills with kids doing too much work
• Require the work, not the results
• The downside of being overprotective and giving kids the idea that they need someone else to keep them safe 
• How the correct level or risk for kids is a way to build resilience against fear
• Navigating the progression of toddlers to teens and handing off responsibility 
• Ways to encourage critical thinking with kids
• Why young kids are wired for critical thinking and how to nurture it

Resources We Mention

• Life Skills Now - summer camp
• Kids Cook Real Food course