For Parents
You don't have to do it all for them. You just have to teach them how.
Practical tools and guides for parents of teens, from the first missing assignment to the first apartment. Everything here is built by a 20-year classroom teacher who has watched what actually works.
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Not sure where your teen stands, or where to begin? Pick one.
Free checklist
Life Skills Readiness Checklist
25 real-world skills every teen should know before moving out. About ten minutes together shows where your teen is ready and where to start.
Get the checklistFree toolkit
The Get-It-Done Toolkit
20 printable tools for teens who struggle with time, organization, and getting started, with a short parent note on handing each one over.
Get the toolkitThe Raising Independence series
Two parent workbooks for stepping back without stepping away, one for the middle years and one for the final stretch before adulthood.
The Independence Shift
Get it on Amazon →Move from managing your teen's life to coaching them through it, one responsibility at a time. Includes a 50-skill Independence Inventory, worked examples, scripts, and worksheets.
Before They Fly
Get it on Amazon →Close the most important gaps before launch: money, jobs, health care, paperwork, and what changes at 18. Includes a Launch Audit and a 90-Day Launch Plan.
Both books use the NLA Independence Ladder, a five-step method for handing over any skill.
Resources for your teen
When you're ready to hand the learning over, these are built for teens to work through on their own.
Adulting in a Box
Seven self-paced modules on contracts, jobs, paychecks, money, taxes, credit, and living on your own. Lifetime household access.
Explore the courseTeen Life Skills Level Up
Short PDF guides on money, jobs, cooking, laundry, and paperwork. Instant download, or all five for $19.99.
Shop the guidesDon't Get Scammed
The patterns behind scam texts, fake calls, and too-good-to-be-true offers, plus one habit that stops them.
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Real-world life skills for teens, created by a 20-year classroom teacher in Roswell, Georgia.
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