There are certain skills that, once you learn them, make life so much easier. A lot of us don’t even realize we need these until we’re out on our own in our twenties and suddenly facing real life ...

Life skills are the ability to adapt and behave positively, enabling individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life, per WHO. These skills play a crucial role in ...

As adults, we often gripe about the things we know now that we wish we had known early on in life. Things like properly balancing a checkbook or being a smart shopper aren't taught in school — but ...

Have you ever wondered why some people get ahead and others do not? That’s because “smarts” are just a small part of what is required for success and well-being (take the well-being quiz here to learn ...

Kids today live very different lives than youngsters did in previous generations. With technology permeating every part of life, there are so many things that they do differently, or don’t have to do ...

Gen Z's adult lives are complicated and complex, fueled by a number of factors like social media, a tumultuous social environment, and a collective lack of belonging. From building communities to ...

Lots of La Jolla’s recent high school grads will be starting college soon. I remember this era well and scrambling to educate my sons on some of the basic life skills that I was negligent in teaching ...

Education is an important part of a person’s life. But there are some important lessons and skills that books cannot teach. When a child enters their teenage years, it becomes important for them to ...

To some, maintaining mental health, managing money and making meals are simple tasks, but to others, these life skills seem overwhelming. The definition of a life skill is “a skill that helps a person ...