Comments on: Teaching basic college survival skills

By: Katy

Katy — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:56:06 +0000

Pete: Maybe it’s not manly to clean

Rick: Good one. Just breaking the dishes would work too. BTW, you have a very useful site.

MammaDawg: I started taping some easy meals for my son to cook. I’ll post them soon. Thank God for Costco!

By: MammaDawg

MammaDawg — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:50:29 +0000

My eldest (14) and I have fun thinking of quick meals he can fix – at home, inexpensive, yet satisfying.

He’s said that Top Ramen and Tequila Lime Chicken Wings from Costco will always be in his stock.

lol – maybe not the “healthiest,” but at least I’ll know he can feed himself and not rack up debt eating out.

Now… to work on those toilets…!

By: Rick Bucich

Rick Bucich — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:28:37 +0000

You pretty much covered the to-dos.

How about not offering them hand-me-down dishware if every other parent is giving them some. This was the key ingredient for a messy kitchen in one college apartment I know, who needs to wash dishes when there are plenty of clean ones?

By: Pete Aldin

Pete Aldin — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:54:24 +0000

Yeah, guys and cleaning. What’s up with that? We often hate dirt and such, but won’t lift a finger to clean it.

There’s some good tips here. I suspect as with most things during the teenage years this is one of those uphill battles we have to fight gently and insistently and consistently. We’re about to have our oldest turn 13 in 6 months time; I really pray we can have him adopt some of your thoughts above.