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Originally Posted by Scott Watkins
I would like to see more dad's teaching their children basic mechanical aptitude through building and fixing things. The number of young folks I work with, interview, and meet, while quite intelligent, most can't change a flat tire on their own car.
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Mom's, too. My wife has much better practical skills than I do when it comes to hanging doors, wood stuff. She is good at it, thank god.
I do all the mechanical stuff and then the, strong back, weak mind fixes. Both my children know how to "do" stuff mainly because they had to. My son is very good at mechanical things as well since we have fixed and maintained the vehicles on the farm in tandem for many years.
Before I let my daughter drive solo, she had to change a tire on her car, really change it: get the jack, spare, etc.
She also had to name the fluids and the fluid containers all around her car: If you make it a challenge they get it.