Skills For Living is a comprehensive foundation course, designed to be one semester in length. This course provides students with the opportunity to explore family relationships, personal development, personal management, and planning for the future. The emphasis of this course is on the importance of family, effective communication skills, management skills, positive relationships with peers, decision making, acceptance of responsibility, and child care practices that promote positive development. Other content addresses positive self-image, nutrition, food preparation, basic sewing skills, money management, and career options.