Call me crazy, but the real reason I had two boys is because I saw a man driving into the Angel Stadium parking lot with his two sons over a decade ago. I realized that, through it all, our life is about teaching and sharing as a family. Sure we work and we entertain ourselves, but the real way to connect is just to "be here" in our world, with our partners (and little partners).
Recently, I caught a glimpse of a man putting air into his tire at the gas station. His young son (maybe about five years old) was watching. I recall growing up and having my grandfather teach me basic car maintenance. Of course, the first was putting gas and keeping the handle level. Over a two decades later, I take pleasure in having my son try out the gas nozzle and teaching him the price of gas.
This reminds me that we really need to incorporate our children into our lives and really share what it is that we do day in and day out. Basic shopping and traveling could be full of little math and science lessons.
Have you found any great ways to teach your children by doing no more than simply explaining what you are doing?
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