Hayden Fox

Life Skills Every (6-13) Year Old Should Know Series

Recommended Ages

6-13 year olds

Teaching life skills often happens in bursts, without a clear scaffold from early childhood through adolescence. The “Life Skills Every (6–13) Year Old Should Know” series offers an age-by-age roadmap, with separate volumes targeting specific developmental stages and a combined overview for planning. Each book blends practical tasks—like basic cooking or cleaning—with social and emotional skills such as empathy, communication, and perseverance. We love how the series helps adults see what’s realistic to expect at each age while still leaving room for individual differences. It’s ideal for families, educators, and therapists who want a structured, incremental approach to independence. The design leans workbook-style rather than glossy coffee-table book, but the content is where the real value lies. Pro tip: map out a year-long sequence of a few key skills per age and refer back to earlier or later books as your child moves through milestones.

Perfect for secular or eclectic homeschool families who want an easy, age-appropriate life-skills spine they can grow with over the years, especially those who value conversation, gentle coaching, and real-world practice over tests and grades.

Pros

The full Hayden Fox series stands out for its age-specific focus, with each book tailored to developmental stages from early elementary through early teens, and for covering a wide range of life skills—emotional intelligence, communication, problem-solving, time management, basic financial literacy, safety, and social skills—in an open-and-go format families can dip into weekly.

Cons

Because it intentionally prioritizes breadth and accessibility, the series doesn’t offer deep dives or rigorous assessments; some parents would like companion videos, printables, or expanded money-management content, and families seeking a purely academic or highly structured course may find it too flexible.

When purchased as a full set, families sometimes submit the series to ESA or charter programs as a life‑skills or advisory curriculum; because rules vary, you’ll want to check whether your program funds multi‑book sets under that category.

Books range from $2.99 on Kindle to $9.99 Paperback

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Life Skills Every (6-13) Year Old Should Know Series Mission

The Life Skills Every (6–13) Year Old Should Know series exists to fill the gap between academic learning and the everyday skills kids need to thrive. Across its age-targeted volumes it aims to give families a clear, gentle roadmap for teaching independence, emotional intelligence, responsibility, and basic practical know-how one year at a time.

Life Skills Every (6-13) Year Old Should Know Series Story

Author and educator Hayden Fox developed the series after seeing how many parents felt unsure about when and how to introduce chores, self-advocacy, and basic safety skills. Starting with a single life skills book, he expanded the idea into a full age-by-age collection covering roughly ages six through thirteen, with each volume tuned to the developmental needs of that particular year. The series has been warmly reviewed by homeschooling communities, school counselors, and caregivers who use it as a scaffold for family meetings, advisory periods, or social–emotional learning blocks.

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In practice, this might look like keeping the current year’s book on a family bookshelf, pulling it down during Sunday “family meeting” time, and letting kids take turns reading sections aloud based on what’s going on—maybe the 8‑year‑old chooses a chapter on chores while the 12‑year‑old flips to one on managing stress. The series becomes a shared language for talking about growing responsibilities year by year. 

The Life Skills Every (6–13) Year Old Should Know Series bundles all the age‑specific books into a loose curriculum roadmap, giving you one short, focused handbook for each year. Families typically choose the volume that matches their child’s age, read a chapter or two weekly, and revisit earlier or later books as needed when siblings or different maturity levels call for customization. 

Adult involvement is important: you’ll be the one setting expectations, modeling skills, and following up as kids try new responsibilities across many years.

No special academic prerequisites beyond basic reading or listening skills; you simply pick the age band that matches your child and adjust up or down depending on their maturity.

This series explicitly lists and teaches age‑appropriate life skills, which is especially helpful for autistic and ADHD kids who don’t intuit expectations. Families can use the lists as visual checklists or goal charts, customizing timelines for kids who may develop these skills earlier or later than peers.

Refunds depend on the seller—whether you buy the entire set at once or accumulate volumes over time, each purchase follows the return policy of the retailer you used.

Not a fit for families who only want academic subjects in their homeschool time, who prefer very traditional textbooks, or who expect therapeutic-level support for complex behavioral or mental-health needs from a trade-book series.

Alternatives and supplements include How to Be a Person, Home Ec for Everyone, NPR’s Life Kit: Parenting episodes on chores and independence, and teen-focused resources like Adulting Made Easy or FoolProofMe for more serious financial literacy.

The author continues to release new age levels and formats (such as audiobooks) and Modulo tracks new editions in its recommendations, so future siblings can move through an updated series over time. 

Rotate the books among siblings by age and designate one “life-skills slot” per week—everyone working on their own age-appropriate chapter—then share wins and challenges at a quick family check-in so kids learn from each other.

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Meet Hayden

Hayden Fox is a children’s author and publisher who creates practical, upbeat books for families, including life skills guides, joke collections, and parenting life-hack books. Through his Hayden Fox Media imprint he focuses on short, engaging chapters and hands-on exercises that help kids build confidence and real-world independence. He developed the Life Skills Every Kid Should Know series to give parents an easy, age-targeted way to talk about independence, emotional regulation, and everyday responsibilities with their children.