# S4 E21: Helping Our Children Stand On Their Own- Preparing Kids For The Real World

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Podcast: [Preserving Families Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/preserving-families-podcast-5843977)
Published: 2026-06-02T03:04:17+00:00
Episode link: https://preservingfamilies.org/episodes/jd6jmks7ydn6wzm-7wy66-3bej6-ce4gl-jp7ls-l26gl-gk962-2agae-fr8zk-fr3mr-33jw9-hjy2x-3ep62-2ks6g-9zplg-rfx54
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Duration seconds: 2400

## Resource

Mark discusses how we can help our children start preparing now, while they are in the home, prepare to be adults. Many children, as soon as they leave the house, struggle to live away from home, or have life skills that can prepare them to live on their own. Mark gives great ideas and examples of things we can teach our kids now to help them become capable adults.

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