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Friday, February 11th, 2022

Make ‘Em

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Do your kids know how to use a hammer or a saw?

Make ‘Em

Do they even want to?

Work with Your Hands

There’s a concern that besides being tech wizards, today’s kids aren’t handy at much else. This is particularly in the area of using simple hand tools.

I’m not encouraging you to urge your children towards a vocation that they don’t like. I’m simply saying that it’s ok to make your kids build or fix a few things around the house once in a while. Show them how to use a hammer or a screwdriver or a wrench, and then let them go to town.

Maybe it’s letting them change the tire or the spark plug on the mower, a light fixture in the house, or a rotted fence post in the yard. Again, you’re not forcing a vocation on them. You’re just equipping them with basic do-it-yourself skills that they’ll thank you for later. Who knows, may they will even enjoy it.

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I am the Founder of Shepherd’s Hill Academy, a Christ-Centered, nature-based, therapeutic boarding school, the Host of License to Parent, and the Author of the book “The Miracles of Shepherd’s Hill:  An Extraordinary Odyssey of Divine Interventions.”  The environment at Shepherd’s Hill Academy is intentionally designed to provide a rich, discipleship-focused atmosphere that promotes physical, emotional, and spiritual health and healing to troubled teenager and their families.  Learn More

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