A list of 25 of the most important things a teen should know before leaving home. Most of the items include a link which gives further information.

1. 25 Things a Teen
Should Know Before
Leaving Home
A list of the most important
things a teen should know before
leaving home for the first time.
Most of the titles link to sites
giving more information.

2. 1. How to cook for
themselves

3. 2. How to shop for
healthy food on a budget

4. 3. How to wash clothes
without dying them

5. 4. How to iron clothes
without burning them

6. 5. How to keep their
home secure

7. 6. How to actually clean
rooms, rather than just
tidying them

8. 7. How to get stains out of
clothes/furniture/carpets

9. 8. How to fix their
own clothes

10. 9. How to manage their
finances

11. 10. What interest
rates are

12. 11. What a current
account is

13. 12. Their rights as a
tenant

14. 13. To be wary of
identity theft

15. 14. How to be Energy
Efficient

16. 15. How to get up in the
morning without
someone to wake them

17. 16. When to end the
house party
(image by “gillyberlin” via flickr)

18. 17. Not to have house
parties
(image by “gillyberlin” via flickr)

19. 18. Not to be an anti-
social neighbour

20. 19. How to relight the
pilot light in a boiler
(image by “s_p_a_c_e_m_a_n” via flickr)

21. 20. How to paint a wall
without making a mess

22. 21. How to turn off the
gas/water/electricity in a
property

23. 22. First Aid

24. 23. What to do in a fire

25. 24. How to bleed a
radiator
(image by “cwbuecheler” via flickr)

26. 25. How to make a home
fire safe