Readers debate teaching life skills to university-bound students

Readers have written to The Guardian's letters section responding to a September 14 article on teaching children life skills. A former student accommodation manager recalled telling a concerned mother she had three weeks to teach her son to cook before university, while another reader shared how their son's cooking ability made him the resident chef in his first year, freeing him from food costs and dishwashing duties.

The letters reflect ongoing debate about parental responsibility and practical preparation for independent living among young adults entering university.