Independent Living
This daily task includes brushing your teeth, showering, applying deodorant & wearing clean clothes.
What is personal hygiene
This important skill helps you know how much money you have and what you spend
What is budgeting
True or False: Being a good listener means you should agree with everything the other person is saying.
What is False?
This is the safest way to remember if you took your daily morning or evening medication.
What is using a pill organizer
Drinking this every day helps keep your body healthy.
What is water?
Before cooking, you should always do this to stop germs from spreading.
What is washing your hands?
This three-digit number, ranging from 300 to 850, rates your financial reliability to lenders.
What is a credit score?
Crossing your arms and avoiding eye contact are examples of this type of communication.
What is nonverbal communication
If you are having a mental health crisis and need to talk to someone immediately, you can dial or text this national 3-digit number
What is 988?
Your body needs this every night to stay healthy and focused.
What is sleep?
This document helps you keep track of appointments, work schedules, and important dates.
What is a calendar or planner?
This specific list of items should always be made before stepping into a grocery store to prevent distracted, costly purchases.
What is a shopping list?
This communication skill helps prevent misunderstanding by repeating information back .
What is clarifying or paraphrasing?
A stranger at a bus stop demands that you give them your wallet. This is the safest action to take to prevent physical harm.
What is handing over the wallet immediately and running to a safe place to call the police?
This type of activity keeps your body moving and strong.
What is exercise?
Name two things you should do before leaving home for the day.
What are: lock door, grab wallet, grab keys, turn off anything that was left on.
These terms describe buying things to instantly boost your mood when you feel sad, stressed, or bored.
What is: retail therapy, impulse buy or emotional spending?
This is a respectful way to disagree with someone.
What is using calm words and explaining your feelings respectfully?
True or False: It is safe to share your prescribed medication with a friend if they have the exact same symptoms.
What is False?
Fruits, vegetables, proteins, and grains are all part of this.
What is a balanced diet?
If your ride to a very important appointment cancels last minute, what is one safe problem-solving option?
Call ahead, ask staff/support, use public transit if appropriate, reschedule.
Splitting your money into categories of "saving", "spending" and "bills" accounts prevents this overwhelming situation where your account balance drops below zero.
What is an overdraft?
This means listening carefully when someone else is speaking by giving them your undivided attention and focusing on understanding their perspective.
What is active listening?
Name three things you should have readily accessible in a designated home emergency kit.
What are first-aid supplies, bottled water, non-perishable food, flashlights, extra batteries, and copies of important documents or medications?
If you feel yourself getting angry, what are two things you can do before reacting?
What is walk away, take deep breaths, ask for space, use a coping skill that is best for you.