[toomuchtodo]

It’s a bad thing to not teach kids life skills besides navigating mobile and social apps.

My kids aren’t raised on a farm, but we take frequent trips to local farms so they can see how they operate, touch and interact with animals (help milk a cow and feed livestock, for example).

As soon as they’re a bit older, they’ll learn to weld, tend a garden, change a flat tire, perform CPR, body weight exercises, as well as survival skills. Fortune favors the prepared. And I’ll admit, I’m going to be filled with pride the first time my daughter successfully strikes an arc stick welding and fixes something on the spot.

[yongjik]

> As soon as they’re a bit older, they’ll learn to weld, tend a garden, ...

...until one day they'll learn to say "No Mom/Dad, I'm not interested." I'm not being cynical: children have their own minds and it's a really important growing step to find their own interest at some age.

Well, if your kids are like you, they may have a slightly better chance of liking changing a flat tire than my kids, but don't expect it as a given, and don't be alarmed if they decide shooting a minecraft Youtube video is a better use of their time.

[behringer]

How would they know they like it if they don't know how to do it? How does a singer making millions at 18 become a singer if she hasn't been singing since she was 3? How does an artist become world-class if he hasn't been drawing since he could hold a pencil? How does a veterinarian become the best in his field if he's never cared for an animal until he was 18?

I once took a computer build/repair class in college. I learned a couple neat things but it was overall a waste of time. Not a week after that class was over did my friend who took the same class ask me to build his computer. If you don't live it, you probably won't be it. If you've never done anything, you probably won't be able to do anything.