An alarming number of today's kids leave home without knowing how to do their own laundry,

use a debit card, or even address an envelope. And we know many of them don't know how to cook

for themselves either. So parenting writer and real simple columnist, Catherine Newman,

decided to help with her new book, How to Be a Person, 65 hugely useful, super important skills to learn before you're

grown up.

Illustrated in full color, graphic novel style, How to Be a Person teaches kids 10 and up

important skills that empower them to gain independence and to be helpful members of their

families and communities.

Okay, Megan, true story here.

The book was released in May right as I was hitting a breaking point

with quarantine and remote school.

I had asked my boys to clean their bathroom

and ended up spending more time teaching them

than it would have taken for me to just clean it myself.

Not to mention the fact that I had to reteach them

the next time I asked them to clean the bathroom.

I remember this and how hard I laughed when you told me that you bought two copies of how to be a person.

Yes, each one needed their own copy.

And guess what?

I've never had to teach them how to clean the bathroom again.

Do they do a good job?

Megan!

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