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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 116125" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>Depends on where you think she's at right now as to where to start.</p><p></p><p>At 13 Travis couldn't be left home alone. Not if I wanted my house there when I came back.</p><p></p><p>But he did begin to walk to the library about that time. It's a 2 mile walk to the library and 2 miles home. I didn't worry cuz it's right across from the high school and he walked there everyday.</p><p></p><p>I'm also thinking that's when he learned to make little things like hot chocolate in the microwave. He wasn't allowed near the stove. Not just his eyesight, but the fact he'd start doing something and wander off and forget. We didn't do the stove til about 17. But he got darn good with the microwave. lol</p><p></p><p>He was 16 the first time I left him home alone. (nerve wracking for me) Started out with me making a quick trip somewhere. Maybe 15 mins, and worked our way up gradually as he did well at each step.</p><p></p><p>He's just now beginning laundry.</p><p></p><p>At 13 we all but had to drag him into the bathroom to shower. Now we beat on the door trying to get him OUT of the shower. :rofl:</p><p></p><p>Mostly I did it with baby steps. A little here, a little there. His booster for Life skills came when Nichole surpassed him. Having your 3 yrs younger sister having more freedom and responsibility than he did really irked him. I simply told him as Fran always says so wonderfully, "Do to get."</p><p></p><p>He doesn't do too bad. Although we're still working on a few areas. Still, I think he's doing much better than I'd prjected his progress to be back when he was 13.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 116125, member: 84"] Depends on where you think she's at right now as to where to start. At 13 Travis couldn't be left home alone. Not if I wanted my house there when I came back. But he did begin to walk to the library about that time. It's a 2 mile walk to the library and 2 miles home. I didn't worry cuz it's right across from the high school and he walked there everyday. I'm also thinking that's when he learned to make little things like hot chocolate in the microwave. He wasn't allowed near the stove. Not just his eyesight, but the fact he'd start doing something and wander off and forget. We didn't do the stove til about 17. But he got darn good with the microwave. lol He was 16 the first time I left him home alone. (nerve wracking for me) Started out with me making a quick trip somewhere. Maybe 15 mins, and worked our way up gradually as he did well at each step. He's just now beginning laundry. At 13 we all but had to drag him into the bathroom to shower. Now we beat on the door trying to get him OUT of the shower. [img]:rofl:[/img] Mostly I did it with baby steps. A little here, a little there. His booster for Life skills came when Nichole surpassed him. Having your 3 yrs younger sister having more freedom and responsibility than he did really irked him. I simply told him as Fran always says so wonderfully, "Do to get." He doesn't do too bad. Although we're still working on a few areas. Still, I think he's doing much better than I'd prjected his progress to be back when he was 13. [/QUOTE]
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