Planting a seed

[WildRose]

Wifey's niece has 2 real smart kids. The youngest one is real interested in my modest assortment of rifles & askes to see them every time he visits. During the last visit he assisted me in loading some .204R ammo by operating the press to body size brass after I handed him each piece. After that we explored spread sheets on the computer to input & manage data. We got into disassembly & gun cleaning with a discussion of gun safety & careful handling of gun cleaning solvents. Next session will involve gyroscopic stability & precession using a toy gyroscope & the internal workings of the Mauser 98 & AR15. Smart kids soak up info like sponges and look for a relationship for seen occurrences & established info. This spring we will go on a bug hunt, instead of deers we will shoot bugs at 40 yards using a .22LR when the bugs land on blobs of honey on paper. Much potential for a nine-year-old.

You're doing it right!

I'll add this though, kids don't have to be real bright (nor adults) to absorb material as long as they are highly motivated to do so.

The same holds true in reverse as well. If they aren't interested and/or motivated, they'll never get it.

In forty plus years as an instructor I've found that to be true at every level.

 

[Pro2A]

Someone got us all started spending all our money and planning family things around hunting! I'm blessed to have been indoctrinated, hunting being some of my first and fondest memories. I get the chance to give my kids those memories now. What are y'all doing to introduce and retain the kids in your lives?
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Take your kids hunting so you'll never have to hunt for your kids.

 

[Dot_3]

Take your kids hunting so you'll never have to hunt for your kids.

Cliche bc it's true. My folks knew (approximately) exactly where I was back then.

 

[Hugnot]

Not so deep for that kid. Give them all they can handle but with careful supervision. My formal grade school education was skimpy but heavy on indoctrination. Some of my pals could easily outperform me at that age because they had better educations and were expected to independently solve problems. Brain & muscle memory development for the shooting sports vs negative disassociation.

 

[Dot_3]

Planting seeds takes a toll