Kids & Cars
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Kids & Cars
Toilet paper may be in short supply, but there are now plenty of children wandering around aimlessly after their schools shut down and booted them out the door. Now is a great opportunity to get kids interested in cars. A little tinkering on cars can help teach them how to use their minds and hands to prevent and solve problems. Increased confidence and competence will make them better able to handle and enjoy life's challenges.
If they have replaced heater hoses on a car, then they probably will have the confidence to replace a leaky bathroom faucet in their own homes someday. Instead of feeling helpless and panicky when the toilet paper shelves are empty, they will stay calm, trusting in their ability to come up with their own solutions if necessary; rags, shop towels, thimbleberry leaves, dad's old hankies...
Car "tinkering" does not have to start big. A child's first car project could be as simple as learning how to properly wash a car. It is easy to forget that a younger child may not even yet know how to connect a garden hose to a spigot. He/she will beam with pride once he/she has that knowledge and sees how nice the family vehicle looks after the grime is washed away. The adults involved in all this mentoring will have memories of good times spent with the kids that drown out insignificant memories of empty toilet paper shelves.
Thank you,
RockAuto.com
If they have replaced heater hoses on a car, then they probably will have the confidence to replace a leaky bathroom faucet in their own homes someday. Instead of feeling helpless and panicky when the toilet paper shelves are empty, they will stay calm, trusting in their ability to come up with their own solutions if necessary; rags, shop towels, thimbleberry leaves, dad's old hankies...
Car "tinkering" does not have to start big. A child's first car project could be as simple as learning how to properly wash a car. It is easy to forget that a younger child may not even yet know how to connect a garden hose to a spigot. He/she will beam with pride once he/she has that knowledge and sees how nice the family vehicle looks after the grime is washed away. The adults involved in all this mentoring will have memories of good times spent with the kids that drown out insignificant memories of empty toilet paper shelves.
Thank you,
RockAuto.com
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I agree. My dad taught me very young how to troubleshoot and repair basic things, as I got older, my confidence increased. After someone showed me how to remove and replace a V8 my world opened up. Even a simple tire change is a teachable moment.
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When I was kid my dad showed me how to put the necessary work into our station wagons care and maintenance.
That to me meant something I could take pride in and know we can do that work ourselves.
Most all of our family cars growing up with 5 kids were used, and they need basic maintenance not dealer provided, Like you, he took the time to teach us the value of working on our own stuff. good on you for posting your kids participation with this, Kudo's.
Keith
That to me meant something I could take pride in and know we can do that work ourselves.
Most all of our family cars growing up with 5 kids were used, and they need basic maintenance not dealer provided, Like you, he took the time to teach us the value of working on our own stuff. good on you for posting your kids participation with this, Kudo's.
Keith
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