Adulting Skills: The Missing Link to Great Parenting
by Bill Shackelford, Founder; AP Academy Introduction In 2019 I authored a book on parenting. It encapsulated the life lessons I had learned through 40 years of parenting my three children and, to date, ten grandchildren. The first half of the book focused on laying a solid foundation for parenting. It includes a host of tips, tools, worksheets, and activities designed to help future parents develop the skills they will need to function fully as great parents. A few years later the term Adulting became very popular. Adulting speaks to the responsibilities and behaviors associated with mature, responsible, adults. I immediately saw the connection between developing adulting skills and being a great parent. I felt like the explorer who had stumbled upon the missing link of an unsolved puzzle. The Missing Link Adulting is the first step on the path to being a great parent. In fact, the introduction of my book includes the text “From our experience as parents, we knew the f...