Five Things a Day: Life Skills for Kids, Tweens & Teens

Five simple things. One meaningful day. A guide to growing into the person you want to be.

What if learning life skills didn't feel like homework?

Five Things a Day is a thoughtful, engaging life guide for kids, tweens, and teens that introduces five simple principles for creating days that feel meaningful, purposeful, and balanced.

And there's something special about where these five principles came from: author Christine Flagler created them for herself when she was a child. Without much adult guidance, she wanted a way to give her days direction and to become the kind of person she hoped to be. So she created five things to remember:

1. Do something good for your mind.
Feed your curiosity, learn something new, read, think, create, or simply give your mind something positive to explore.

2. Do something good for your body.
Move, get outside, rest, eat well, play, or take care of the body that carries you through your day.

3. Do something you want to do.
Make room for joy, creativity, hobbies, interests, and the things that make you feel like yourself.

4. Do something you have to do.
Take care of responsibilities, even the little ones. Learning to follow through builds confidence, independence, and self-discipline.

5. Do something nice for someone else—and they don't know it was you.
Discover the difference between doing something for recognition and doing something simply because it is the right thing to do.

Through relatable examples, encouraging guidance, and the charming perspective of Madison Bee, children aren't told who they should be. Instead, they are invited to notice, think, choose, and discover what these ideas can mean in their own lives.

And there's no pressure to do everything perfectly.

Some days you'll remember all five. Some days you'll remember one. Some days you'll forget completely.

That's okay. Tomorrow is another chance.

A Different Kind of Life Skills Book

Five Things a Day isn't an activity book, a rulebook, or a list of things kids are supposed to accomplish perfectly.

It's a guide—designed to help young people develop self-awareness, confidence, responsibility, kindness, and a sense of personal direction in a way that feels natural and achievable.

The book is especially suited for ages 9–15 and makes a thoughtful gift for parents, grandparents, educators, counselors, and anyone who wants to give a young person practical guidance for growing up.

Five things. One day at a time. A lifetime of possibilities.

About Madison Bee

Madison Bee is the curious little guide who helps readers look a little closer. He doesn't have all the answers, and he isn't perfect. Sometimes he forgets, gets distracted, feels overwhelmed, or wonders if something really matters.

That's the point.

Madison Bee isn't there to tell kids what to think. He's there to encourage them to think for themselves.

It's Cool To Bee You.