This document discusses preparing children for adulthood and parents for an empty nest. It addresses the mixed emotions parents may feel when children leave home and provides tips for both children and parents. For children, it lists 10 life skills like cooking, cleaning, and personal finance. It also provides lists of supplies to include in a 24-hour car kit and a survival trunk for emergencies. The overall message is that both parents and children will experience changes and challenges as the children transition to adulthood.

1. The Next Season of
One’s Life:
Transitioning
Children into
Adulthood
And You Into
Midlife

2. Ecclesiastes 3:1
“To every thing there is a season
and a time to every purpose
under the heaven.”

3. How Will You Feel
When Your Children
Begin To Leave Home
?

4. Changes

5. Why Do You Feel This Way ?

6. Mixed
Emotions...
Understanding
Empty Nest
Syndrome

7. What Can YOU DO About It ?

8. A New
Chapter Begins

9. Just like the harvest season,
we each go through seasons
of our lives.

10. Open Doors

11. Transitioning

12. GROWING
Requires a lot of
Stretching, and that
Generally Entails
Discomfort and
Pain.”

13. Sandwich Generation

14. How Prepared Are Your Children?

15. 10 Things Children Need To Know
Self-Help
1) Know how to properly wash and iron clothing
2) Determine effective ways to grocery shop
3) First Aid
4) Conflict resolution
Simple Maintenance
5) House cleaning
6) Home repairs
7) Auto and bike Maintenance
Money and Legal Information
8) Personal Identification
9) Make and keep a budget
10) Build and maintain good credit

16. 24-Hour Car Survival Kit
A storage container with:
 Candle / light stick
 Matches or butane lighter
 30-gallon garbage bag
 Strong tape
 Whistle
 Rope
 Bug repellant
 Anti-bacterial hand gel or wipes
 Pen and paper
 Money – coins and dollars
 Compass
 Pocketknife
 Small packet of tissues
 Small first aid kit
 Food – granola bars, raisins,
beef jerky, hard candy, animal
crackers, fruit leather, dry
nuts, 1 liter bottle of water,
etc.
 Small blanket
Survival Trunk
The following is a list of items that could be stored in a BUCKET and kept in
the trunk of your car at all times. These items will prove helpful at times,
whether an emergency exists or not.
 Flashlight & extra batteries
 Fire extinguisher
 Emergency signal cards (HELP,
STOP, SLOW)
 Whistle & mirror
 Knife
 Moist disposable towelettes
 Body lotion
 Talcum powder
 Toilet paper
 Screwdrivers
 Wire
 Non-perishable food – store in
empty #10 can
 Jumper Cables
 Gloves - Warmth in winter
 Butane lighter (w/an
adjustable flame)
 Flares
 Blanket, thermal or wool
 Twine
 First Aid kit
 Paper & pencils
 Women’s sanitary supplies
 Large plastic bag
 Short rubber hose – for
siphoning
 Pliers
 Bottled water
 Disposable or digital camera
Vial of Consecrated
When
Disaster
Strikes

17. Wings To
Soar!

18. Who Are You ?

19. “What New Goals Are You
Setting For Yourself ?”