I get asked what advice I’d give to kids, and I don’t know, but basic emotional skills I think kids should learn in schools are:

http://1.at  some point, you’ll be in love with someone who doesn’t want you. Here’s some ways to deal with that gracefully.
2. at some point someone will be in love with you, who you don’t want. Here’s how you might cope with that humanely.
3.Sometimes someone will push your boundaries in a way that feels uncomfortable. Here’s how to express your discomfort.
4.Some ways to deescalate conflict.
5.Sometimes someone will hate you, and here’s some ways to address that but also sometimes you just have to let someone hate you.
6.If a relationship of any kind makes you feel bad every time you meet, whether it’s a dentist or a friend, walk away and find another one.
http://7.It ’s nice if you can explain yourself and share things with someone, but you don’t owe your private self to anyone.
8. Here’s how you can say no
http://9.Here ’s how you can say yes.
http://10.Here ’s how you can say maybe
I’m definitely not holding myself up as an expert on any of these skills - but some sort of very basic baseline emotional vocab / toolkit, would seem an incredibly useful part of any health education course. Also budgets, tax and assertiveness.
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