Module 10: Life Skills

Module 10 of the Parents Under Pressure program aims to teach parents practical life skills where these do not exist. Life skills include budgeting, nutrition, health care, obtaining housing etc.

There are many people who do not have adequate skills to seek out services that may help them meet some of their most basic needs.

Some common areas of need (this is not an exhaustive list) include:

Financial Planning - budgeting
Diet/ Nutrition/ Health/ Exercise/ Hygiene
Employment and Education - Resume writing, cover letters, applying for secondary or tertiary education
Housing - finding appropriate places to live with children
Welfare support (forms and entitlements)
Emergency accommodation
Clothing
Food
Furniture
Dentist/ Medical (bulk billed or government)
Childcare