Raise a Capable Child: Life and Work Skills for the Age of AI

Who this course is for:

Fathers, mothers and guardians who want their child to grow into someone capable and independent with real options for work. You do not need money or special tools, just time at home with your child.

Schools teach reading, maths and exams, but they usually leave out the skills that make a person capable: cooking, fixing things, first aid, handling money, speaking up, negotiating and doing work with excellence. Many parents also believe a child must be 16 or 20 before they can start building a life. They can start much earlier. In this course you get one skill per lesson and one simple activity to do with your child at home, so your child grows into someone independent with real options for work in a world shaped by AI. As a boy I followed my dad, an artisan and electrical engineer, to his work sites. I heard his clients' feedback, saw why they kept calling him back, and learned discipline, listening and a little hands on electrical work from him. Later I moved into software engineering because that was what excited me. Some skills, like negotiation, I did not learn at home and had to learn the hard way. This course is what I want every father, mother and guardian to be able to pass on early.