Independent Living

A pocket workbook for youth who are thinking about moving out on their own. It includes 100 questions to guide a young adult toward self-sufficiency. It can be used by individuals or groups to stimulate discussion.

Curriculum: Skill-building exercises include a “needs & wants” checklist, classified ad decoder, vital information organizer, and sample rental application and lease agreement. DVD: Six teens search for a suitable apartment in a humorous look at rental do’s and don’ts.

Finding the right apartment will never be easier. This step-by-step animated curriculum goes through the entire process, from figuring out personal “needs and wants” to visiting an apartment.

Now, someone who doesn’t know a piston from a pedal can make a smart choice about buying a used car. Erik, the Car Dude, lays it all out. All the teen has to do is point, click and learn. This CD even helps make sense of different types of insurance and transferring a title.

Using fast moving images and music, this interactive software asks teens questions that can help them identify their unique skills and interests and offers a sample of career ideas that are practical and individualized. It can be an important step towards understanding their potential career goals.

Effectively teaching skills that promote social and emotional competence, Connecting With Others uses a variety of instructional strategies. It takes into consideration cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity and contains activities with step-by-step instructions and teacher/leader scripts.

Inspired by Daily Living’s “Clip & Save Page,” Creative Life Skill Activities is a collection of 100 activities used in life skill training programs throughout the nation. Every activity from this practical collection is ready to use.

The young adults of Represent magazine have written about charging off to their own apartments only to learn how lonely they are and losing first jobs due to conflicts with bosses. These stories engage teens and prepare them for the practical challenges they will face on the road to independence.

A 59-page practical handbook for any youth who is anticipating moving out on his/her own. It is both a workbook and a reference book with basic information about finding a job, getting housing, preventing STD’s and more.

This guide provides a vital dose of real world wisdom through powerful, true stories about teens and young adults who have faced financial hardships-some incredibly tragic.