Quote Originally Posted by Just Steve View Post
Out of the mouths of youth:
I took Aiden to work today, he’s almost 11 about the same age I took his dad to work with me, they need to learn pride and responsibility early in my view.....
End of the day, I paid him and he says “ How did I do Papa?”
Well I said, about the same as your dad at this age.....easily distracted by other things......

He said “ Well I’m pretty new at this work thing”
Gotta hand it to him, that’s about as honest as it gets.


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Steve,

I have a photo of building an addition on our old house with my dad. I was 3 at the time and wouldn't work without a nail apron and a hammer. We were putting the floor decking on after the joists were up. My dad would get the 8 penny nails started and then I would finish them. He said it sounded like a wood pecker. I remember two handing the hammer to drive the nail the last few hits (probably one for a normal hitter). Eventually, the sound stopped and dad looked over. I was fast asleep. I still have that hammer to this day. I kept it all those years. I still use it for brads too.

Get him his own hammer, nail pouch, speed sqaure, and tape. I'll bet he wants to go again. Put him on decking duties with a nail gun, or a screw gun. Remember, kids can do anything as long as you teach them. Show them once to follow the lines to put decking down and they can do it! Teach them about a tape measure. More importanly, teach them and SHOW them wat 1/16th is, 2/16=1/8 and 4/16 = 2/8 which equals 1/4. The reason I say this? Because this is how I taught tons of kids when I tutored Math how to know and understand fractions. With a tape measure. This is how I also taught Abby. They can be learning and not even know it!