Skills and Values of an 18 yr. old

a. Know the type and quality of clothes
b. Be able to do basic machine repair work at home. Seek help of friends when needed.
c. Take care of guests in absence of adults at home.
d. Be responsible to pay bills of the telephone and electricity at home.
e. Be frugal in shopping for oneself. Learn to minimize needs. Remember not to have expenses more than the income of the household.
f. Minimize going to hotels, parties, movies etc.
g. Does not dance on public roads.
h. For short distances, learn to commute on feet. Avoid using 2-wheelers for it.
i. Know to travel by City Bus, train or other public transportation independently.
j. Be friends only with respectful, honest and cultured individuals.
k. Do not be a blind, thoughtless follower in this modern age.
l. Develop the values of honesty, integrity and good behaviour.
m. Do at least one new project during each vacation period. Take guidance from elders if and when necessary.
n. Do a new project every Sunday and complete it independently.
o. Make a list of all the things in the house on a computer.
p. Keep a pocket diary and pen to jot down important matters.
q. Keep a list of important telephone numbers at all times.
r. Be responsible to maintain the telephone diary of the household.
s. Prepare a photo album of all the family members of the house. Write brief notes behind each photograph.
t. Maintain the library of the house by properly naming and numbering the books.
u. If someone borrows an important item from the house, make a written note of it and erase the note once the item is returned.
v. Habitually attend public speaking and other personality development courses.
w. Take a CD player or Cassette player on family trips. Make sure to have a good collection of music, stories, jokes, general knowledge and interesting as well as inspiring lectures. Also, carry along books or novels that have strong positive message. This will make learning fun and personality development easy.