[A] sEt A gooDExAmplE For your kiDs
[B]BuilD your kiDs’ work skills
[C] plACE timE limits on lEisurEACtivitiEs
[D] tAlk ABout thE FuturE on A rEgulArBAsis
[E] hElp kiDsDEvElopCoping strAtEgiEs
[F] hElp your kiDs FigurE out who thEyArE
[g]BuilD your kiDs’ sEnsE oF rEsponsiBility
how CAn A pArEnt hElp
mothErs AnD FAthErs CAn Do A lot to EnsurE A sAFE lAnDing in EArly ADulthooD For thEir kiDs.EvEn iF A joB’s stArting sAlAry sEEms too smAll to sAtisFy An EmErging ADult’s nEED For rApiD ContEnt, thE trAnsition From sChool to work CAn BE lEss oF A sEtBACk iF thE stArtup ADult is rEADy For thE movE. hErE ArE A FEw mEAsurEs, DrAwn From my Book rEADy or not, hErE liFEComEs, thAt pArEnts CAn tAkE to prEvEnt whAt i CAn "work liFE unrEADinEss":
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