# 189: Is Your Teen Actually Ready for Adulthood?

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Podcast: [Homeschool Coffee Break](https://stenobird.com/podcast/homeschool-coffee-break-5704770)
Published: 2026-06-02T09:00:43+00:00
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## Resource

What if, instead of asking which college your teen should attend, you started asking what kind of person they want to become ? That one shift changes everything about how you prepare your kids for adulthood — and this episode lays out a completely different path forward. This episode introduces a 16-cycle blueprint designed to build genuine life skills for young adults one quarter at a time — from EMT certification to sailing through the South Atlantic to starting a business and making the first sale. You will hear a father and son tell the real story of what this journey has looked like, how it was funded, and what the outcome has been so far. Discover ways to build character, and create confident, capable adults by age 20. ✅The one question that replaces "what college should I attend" ✅How 16 hands-on cycles stack real skills and real-world experience ✅How one teen earned $600 a day to fund his own real-world education ✅Why a personal code of rules and virtues is the foundation of true self-government ✅The patron relationship that opens doors traditional mentoring never could ✅Why most teens launch into adulthood anxious, unprepared, and waiting for someone to tell them what to do Grab the book mentioned in this episode and start building the kind of young adult your family is proud to launch into the world. Resources for You The Preparation by Matt and Maxim Smith Maxim's Substack More life skills for teens help Show Notes: Preparing Your Kids for Adult Life — A Conversation With Matt and Maxim Smith Today I have a long-time friend Matt Smith here with his son Maxim, and we're talking about a brand new book they wrote together called The Preparation — all about preparing young people for adult life. Matt and I met in a mastermind back in 2009, so it's great to recon…

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