Mel Feller And Only Life Skills Only Grandpas Can Teach by Mel Feller

Mel Feller And Only Life Skills Only Grandpas Can Teach by Mel Feller

Mel Feller knows and has personally felt as warm and wonderful memories of grandmothers and how those memories revolve around their hugs and affection, recollections of grandpas often center on special outings and activities and the values imparted along the way.

Mel Feller And Only Life Skills Only Grandpas Can Teach

Mel Feller has a strong belief that today’s generation may be missing some basic life skills as harried parents rush to fill kids’ free time with organized activities. Grandfathers can seize the opportunity to step in and pass on some vanishing practical skills to their grandchildren. You will model important values and create lasting memories, and what could be more important than that?

Family Fishing

Nothing embodies special times with grandpa better than a day of fishing, which involves the type of quiet and peaceful moments many kids today simply do not get enough of. For suggestions on the best equipment and techniques for junior fishers, visit the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation. When you and your companions are ready, start off fishing for bluegill, catfish, bass, or trout in a pond or lake on a summer morning. Then graduate to saltwater fishing, first from the surf or a pier, then onto a deep-sea party boat or even a private charter. When the kids reach an appropriate age, give them a copy of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” to read and discuss on a future outing when the fish are not biting.

Values modeled: Practicing catch-and-release teaches kids the sanctity of life; cooking your catch illustrates the circle of life.

Auto Mechanics

Today’s automobiles may be full of computer chips, but the underlying technology — for better or worse — remains largely unchanged from earlier models. You do not need to be a mechanical genius to be able to familiarize grandchildren with the basic workings of a car. Start by showing kids how to make an oil change or degrease a motor, all the while explaining how an internal-combustion engine works. While rotating tires, point out the brake assembly and how it operates. You can also show kids how to access parts that require routine maintenance, such as belts and air and fuel filters. In addition, do not forget to show them how to use a jack and change a tire.

Values modeled Independence and self-sufficiency. The kids will be eternally grateful if your lessons keep them from turning their car over to a mechanic every time a dashboard warning flashes and help them avoid the financial costs of automotive ignorance.

Wilderness Skills

You do not need to take grandchildren into the Rockies to teach them survival skills. Even if you are not an outdoors enthusiast, taking your grandchildren camping in a national or state park will give those cherished memories and potentially life-saving skills. Start with lessons in campfire building and tent making. To show kids what to eat in the woods, stay near areas where you can forage for wild fruits and berries or track small game. Schedule overnights in different seasons to teach them how to protect themselves from the elements year-round. In addition, always remind kids of critical safety tips.

Values modeled: Appreciation and respect for nature can round out video-game-obsessed children. Quiet time outdoors can stimulate soulful reflection they will never find in front of a screen.

Carpentry Lessons

At minimum, teaching boys and girls basic carpentry skills will make them comfortable with tools, but hopefully it will also give them the confidence one day to tackle all manner of home projects on their own from fixing a leaky faucet or toilet to installing hardwood floors potentially saving tens of thousands of dollars in contractor fees. If your grandchildren’s home, or yours, has a suitable backyard, start by helping the kids build a fort, however modest or grand. This Old House has ideas to get you started. The structure could serve as their first outpost away from the nest, and a monument to a sage grandfather’s guidance until that bittersweet day they outgrow it.

Values modeled: The ability to repair and reuse things are critical and more valuable than ever at a time when fewer and fewer people are able to build things by hand. These lessons can help foster the self-reliance that great Americans like Thomas Paine and Ralph Waldo Emerson once celebrated.

Mel Feller is one the most experienced coaches for Small Business Owners or Startups, Real Estate, Internet, Business Consultant, Investor, Speaker, Author, Grants with over 35 years and over 51,000 plus individual coaching sessions during that time. You can see why many of my clients have endorsed their results and me.

Mel Feller is wonderful in getting to know his subject and often pulls his clients into uncharted territories. His powerful intuition blended with his ability to shift perspective allows others to successfully construct and bring their ideas to light.

Mel Feller has designed a coaching program that begins with establishing a foundation for each client in clarifying personal and professional values as well as creating a long-term vision. He combines this insight with his client’s natural talents and learned skills to create a purpose/mission statement that they can use as a filter for their decision-making.

Nevertheless, no matter whom Mel Feller is with he still likes to add value to people’s lives. He even loves adding value to the lives of his grandkids.