Hi fellow Hiveians,
Today I wanted to share some of the fun I had showing our son his first car repair session! It was some pretty awesome weather so I wanted to take advantage of that and do some basic car work!
Mechanically Inclined
So one of the really fun things with our son is he absolutely loves things that are mechanical like trucks, tools and all that stuff. Perfect for me who loves to do it but doesn't get to too often since I'm working. I was really excited because this was my first chance to really have him help me the entire time I was out there doing work. I made sure it was a fairly easy job and one that wasn't too intensive but he and I both loved doing it together.
He was obviously safe the entire time we were doing it, I made him stand back at a distance for the difficult pieces but I wanted to make sure that he knew enough of how to be in that situation so he can help me in the future.
He's been asking me for a while what this tool did. It sits in our closet doing nothing but whenever we need to get some tools I have to move it so he's wondered what exactly it does. He was very excited to see it in action for the first time, never mind getting to use it himself! I positioned it so that it was in the spot that I wanted it but I made him raise the car. He did it to an actually pretty good height before it got too challenging for him to jack it up any more so I was very proud of the little man!
When it came time to remove the nuts off the bolts keeping the wheel on, I obviously cracked them loose but made him loosen them with me. He did one whole wheel by himself once I got it taken care of appropriately, it was fun to see.
He also is smart at realizing when something is more effort than it needs to be lol using the socket was good to get them started but it's tiring on the fingers when you do it that way so he ditched the socket and spun them off by hand!
He had fun when supervised but rolling the tire from one end of the car to the other. He got to do it on all four tires and got to see what it was like to feel the tire when it wasn't attached to the car. He was surprised that it was so heavy but at the same time pretty easy to roll.
The last step in the process was to obviously put the tires back on the car with the bolts and tighten then torque them into place. This was the steel breaker bar so it didn't torque but I guess I didn't get a picture of him using the torque wrench. He always loves to use my tools that are of a ratchet type since they click. I don't blame him, the ratchets are awesome!
One of the things I want to instill in our son is his ability to be able to have confidence in his abilities to fix things. He's very good at breaking things which is expected for his age but he also is very interested in building his own stuff and taking things apart to learn how they work. A few months ago we took apart a broken toy of his just so we could see what the inside looked like, he loved it!
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Sounds like a nice day of bonding!
"One of the things I want to instill in our son is his ability to be able to have confidence in his abilities to fix things." This! This is underestimated in my opinion, but I like the fact that you actively make an effort to do so. Tell a friend man haha, dads around the world can learn something.
(also I don't know how to put people quotes in a block yet 😂)
Thanks man, I appreciate you checking it out!
I agree that nowadays there is far too much focus on endless education, study this study that but there isn't much focus on being able to do things independently that are essential for you to be able to do things on your own. One of the huge components of that is the confidence in your own ability! That is different than an ego in your ability, thinking it is more than it is but just knowing that you are confident in your skills and can take what you know and expand that as time goes on. I wouldn't have a lot of the skills or confidence to do them without me working with my dad who is an electrician, for many years so I completely agree that more dads around the world need to do these things! I think one of the best ways to change that type of stuff is to be the example you want others to be, rather than expect others to do it.
Good to see you using that hive delegation my friends gave you the other day and putting it to use! Really excited for you!
Well said!
I'm not at that point in life yet but that's the attitude I'll have when I have kids
Also thanks for the quick lesson :)
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ENGAGEtokens.Wow, very interesting and useful! Everyone should have had a teacher like you!
Thank you! I learned a lot of things on my own but it wouldn't have been possible if I didn't have the exposure and amount of time working with my hands that I did when I helped my dad who is an electrician. I helped him do work for about 7 years or so and being able to do that was an awesome starting point for me to have the skills and confidence to do these types of things on my own. Important lessons that I am trying to pass onto our son as often as I can!
I think it is very important to have manual skills because in everyday life it is very useful! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Greetings :)
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ENGAGEtokens.Looks like the little man had a great time! I had a blast reading this, I realized I was smiling the whole time. I imagine your little helper so cute while doing all those tasks you gave him. 😍
Thank you, he had an awesome time! I myself was incredibly happy to have him there at my side doing the work. It felt really good to be able to teach him what I know and I love getting the chance to let him do something he hasn't done before. He was so excited to use tools, get to help me and be outside for some nice weather so there were a lot of wins that day!
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ENGAGEtokens.Fun adventure for the little one. Nice exposure into the real world.
Thanks for checking it out! I appreciate it. The thing my wife and I try to do as much as we can is give him real world exposure to things that are appropriate. We don't want him doing crazy things like walking around outside without us but for things like this where he works with us, we try to do it as much as possible. When I hang shelves or do any work around the house, he's right there with me helping out. If I'm working outside the same applies and it was his first time getting to help me with working on the car so I don't know who enjoyed it more, him or I lol. We are hoping that this will reflect later on in his life and give him the confidence and broad knowledge base to be able to do a lot!
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Thanks, I appreciate it!
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