22 Essential Skills Every Kid Should Have by Age 10

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SKILLS %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F22-skills-every-kid-time-theyre-10%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/y0ZoTbSPJJIB2BUIWoeyVZX1noE=292 [22 Skills Every Kid Should Have By Age 10](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F22-skills-every-kid-time-theyre-10%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/yzLhhRZ0EDrjW5j_YuOYLjrYaik=292) According to child-development experts, career planners, and business leaders, %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F22-skills-every-kid-time-theyre-10%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/3/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/VI22UTJ7VdvxbVI_DduJmDaQSKs=292[these are the must-know skills.](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F22-skills-every-kid-time-theyre-10%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/4/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/ja5I3pOzevlUapXIBp8PsMfmSUk=292) [read this story](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2F22-skills-every-kid-time-theyre-10%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/5/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/buPI5GeoiZb2KMyN6TipNeTPRqw=292) “If a kid can’t hang with their own thoughts, alone, without friends or family, they will have serious anxiety when they are left to their own devices.” FURTHER READING [5 Skills Kids Need To Face An Uncertain Future](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2Fkids-need-these-skills-uncertain-future%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/FaF0UV3S3lqSoEj98rKv-AjvuOY=292) [What The World’s Greatest Adventurers Teach Their Kids](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Flife%2Foutdoor-skills-every-kid-should-know%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/K9qS8xfoVfttYq_amAkuMhRwPEQ=292) [How To Raise A Kid With Critical Thinking Skills](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fparenting%2Fhow-to-teach-kids-critical-thinking-skepticism%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/C1QP1SVT-XIMhTGDI0-q52zgohs=292) DRINKS %2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fplay%2Fcocktails-to-make-with-kids-drinks%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/1/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/LuaYmEJ7R1x6WvUvEY9Z97H5dxA=292 [Cocktails For Parents, Made With Leftover Kid Drinks](%2F%2Fwww.fatherly.com%2Fplay%2Fcocktails-to-make-with-kids-drinks%3Futm_campaign=40738%26utm_medium=fatherlyDailyV2%26utm_source=newsletter%26utm_session=c37e7b32-5b18-4c2b-a3ac-adb88aa64d4e/2/010001840660d065-8ff4b146-9d6c-4a85-a24f-c0280463297a-000000/2nx1-EwrFvfjU3Rqilvcge5OiuE=292) Have a fridge full of Capri Sun, chocolate milk, and Pedialyte? You can still make decent enough mixed drinks. 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