Child scans food delivery app\menu on phone, hahaha, then sets outlook calendar alerts for mealtime, is the mother required for meal prep if they set it on auto? Lololol .. also there are apps to mentor\homework.. kids aren’t lazy because they are simply lazy, they seem soft because their upbringing has been outsourced, imagine when sending an kid to daycare was an sensitive subject.. human nature is undefeated
Spending time together is how you teach children anything. The more time spent with parents the more they learn and the more well adjusted and confident they become. When we export the most important job to other and expect the quality to stay the same is just insanity. I so enjoy watching the hands on approach you have with this little man.
I read once that if you complain about tiding up, it is impossible to then go and convince the kid to tidy happily. Changed my life, I swear. Total mindset changer. Try it. Both my child and I are in a better mood when tiding up and we do it together a lot of the times, which when everyone is in a good mood, is enjoyable and fast
Sounds like something proponents of Montessori-style education would say. Roughly 100 years ago, Maria Montessori observed and taught children in an orphanage and came to many conclusions, one of them being that children naturally crave exploration, autonomy and competency. If parents and caregivers are able to carefully craft a child’s environment, extrinsic rewards become less and less necessary for instilling behaviors and skills that maximize survival. The other side of child development is mental health. Briefly, I have reached the conclusion that a child will ultimately absorb and inherit the mental health conditions of their parents (especially if the parents are the caregivers), so parents who invest in their own mental health are directly benefitting their children. For more info, I suggest checking out Montessori From the Start by Lillard and Jessen; and Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Markham. Nice job on your content, the education you are providing is excellent.
thanks for the information in the your comment! Well said, not enough parents look after their own health as a model for bringing up their kids with a mindset of looking after their own, I think that goes for physical, mental and emotional health.
Job well done!! My daughter worked young & had chores. By 12 she was bottle feeding dairy calves. By 16 she was milking a herd of 400 cows. She also bought her horse that year & is now a 4 time qualifier for world champion barrel racing, is going to college & working 2 jobs. She refused to date until she found one that could keep up with her. And man, they’re hard to find in that age group. Yikes.! 😮
Yes it will if you lay around and do nothing or let your kids lay around and do nothing they will be lazy but if you work and include your kids or give kids something to do they will learn to work, that's the way we were raised and my son and we are hard workers and so are my families, so keep up the good work habits.
It would be cool if you built a Plow that yall can take off and put on for Arlos's truck so he can plow the driveway! Love your videos. keep up the good work!
@@thelucys brother when your little boss has his own business he will take care of his family and you in appreciation God bless you brother and your family
See, that is awesome what you’re doing and that is parenting. Each older generation seems to blame the younger generation for things that are really deficient in parenting, a lack of teaching skills and values, and creating safety to use those skills. For example, older generations complain that younger generations are always on their phones or playing video games without also acknowledging that the older generations bought the younger generations those arguably addictive devices without any real guidance on responsibility and safety of using those devices. Literally, millions of adults are addicted to these devices and you expect your children to have more control than adults? Or the older generations don’t normalize or teach chores, learning how to budget, accountability for one’s actions, how to do make a doctor’s appointment, and/or how to do their own laundry. But then the older generations get frustrated that the younger generations don’t know these things, are motivated to these things, and are struggling. And I know some people will say “that’s what school is for”. But that not taking accountability for the role parents play in their children’s lives. Schools are woefully underfunded and understaffed. And classes like home economics, economics, shop, civics, interpersonal skills classes (I forgot the name), etc. don’t anymore exist for many schools (k-12) and haven’t existed since 80’s or 90’s. Schools can’t raise your kids to learn those things. They can only teach them math, history, social studies, science, English, languages, etc. But not actual life skills. That is job of the older generations.
couldn't agree more. I actually used to be a teacher, and left because we were so underpaid and understaffed. More and more responsibility gets put on the school system every year with less and less resources
My problem as a child wasn’t work ethic, it was a rigid “my way is the only way to do this” by my father who was such a shit stain that he didn’t understand that I wanted to also figure out my way of doing things in what works for me while retaining his way incase my way didn’t work
I think you need a rethink. Hard work is not what you are teaching. What you are actually teaching your child, is how to work hard when that is the best option, but how to find smarter ways to achieve the desired outcome if there is one. You do not want your adult son to feel guilty for discovering a less difficult way to chop wood, or build a retaining wall, or paint the house. What you are actually trying to teach your son is the key to remaining motivated to use whatever tools, skills and resources are the most efficient and effective way to achieve the desired outcome. We tend to refer to this as “hard work” but honestly it’s confusing language for a child. It implies that unless if he is finding something a real challenge (physically or emotionally) it isn’t “hard enough”, which as we all know just isn’t right.
@@thelucys I prefer to use the term “Honest Work”…Honesty with one’s self, family colleagues and customers (if he is ever in that position). He’ll find some work quite easy and enjoyable, that’s great, sometimes it gets hard, no problem he’ll handle that too. As long as it’s honest work, the hardness level is irrelevant. In any case, your son is in good hands by the looks.
Hey guys don’t show this comment to arlo because it’s a suprise it’s me again the guy who told you you should make arlo a log truck well I got an idea you should do this step 1: cut 3 holes about 3-4 in apart from each other on each side. Step 2: get pieces of wood with a pointy end (make sure the holes are smaller than the wood) step 3: hammer the log poles into the holes with a mallet/hammer/anything you can use 😂 I hope it works out and would love to see it. Love the channel and I hope it works out thanks for actually replying last time ! (Edit) I heard about the snow plow idea and have an idea for that it’s simple! All you need to do is buy like a metal bracket (or nail in the wood) so I’ll put it in steps step 1: get the bracket or nail the wood in step 2: get wood with an angle like this “^” so it pushes the snow to the sides . Step 3: nail the piece of wood into his front bumper or screw it into a bracket then you might need to add more power to his truck again hope this helps!
Good job. Children learn by example.
thank you! We think so too
Absolutely they watch every thing we do😊
Child scans food delivery app\menu on phone, hahaha, then sets outlook calendar alerts for mealtime, is the mother required for meal prep if they set it on auto? Lololol .. also there are apps to mentor\homework.. kids aren’t lazy because they are simply lazy, they seem soft because their upbringing has been outsourced, imagine when sending an kid to daycare was an sensitive subject.. human nature is undefeated
Spending time together is how you teach children anything. The more time spent with parents the more they learn and the more well adjusted and confident they become. When we export the most important job to other and expect the quality to stay the same is just insanity. I so enjoy watching the hands on approach you have with this little man.
Could not agree more, the biggest investment, and I hope the best, we make will be the time we spend with our son
I read once that if you complain about tiding up, it is impossible to then go and convince the kid to tidy happily. Changed my life, I swear. Total mindset changer. Try it. Both my child and I are in a better mood when tiding up and we do it together a lot of the times, which when everyone is in a good mood, is enjoyable and fast
That is a good point, where did you read that?
Sounds like something proponents of Montessori-style education would say. Roughly 100 years ago, Maria Montessori observed and taught children in an orphanage and came to many conclusions, one of them being that children naturally crave exploration, autonomy and competency. If parents and caregivers are able to carefully craft a child’s environment, extrinsic rewards become less and less necessary for instilling behaviors and skills that maximize survival.
The other side of child development is mental health. Briefly, I have reached the conclusion that a child will ultimately absorb and inherit the mental health conditions of their parents (especially if the parents are the caregivers), so parents who invest in their own mental health are directly benefitting their children.
For more info, I suggest checking out Montessori From the Start by Lillard and Jessen; and Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Markham.
Nice job on your content, the education you are providing is excellent.
thanks for the information in the your comment! Well said, not enough parents look after their own health as a model for bringing up their kids with a mindset of looking after their own, I think that goes for physical, mental and emotional health.
Job well done!! My daughter worked young & had chores. By 12 she was bottle feeding dairy calves. By 16 she was milking a herd of 400 cows. She also bought her horse that year & is now a 4 time qualifier for world champion barrel racing, is going to college & working 2 jobs. She refused to date until she found one that could keep up with her. And man, they’re hard to find in that age group. Yikes.! 😮
she sounds amazing, well done raising her! I think the farm life is a great way for kids to grow up, close to work, close to the land.
@@thelucys you’re headed in the same direction. But it’s true what they say, it goes faster than you realize. So enjoy every last second. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I am trying! He is already so big!
this kid is living his best life ever just being out side and not on a game or computer way to go lil guy❤❤
we try and keep him away from screens when we can
@@thelucys keep up the good work and stay strong lil man more in life then game outdpprs is were to be 🫡🫡🫡
It sure will, farm kid here... work ethic is a part of the family biz❤
has to be right?
Thank you!! You are making the world a better place by installing values and work ethic on your son, which in turn will help us all. Keep it up!
Any time a father can spend time with his son, it’s a good thing.
couldn't agree more!
I love seeing this young man he is so happy. ❤
we are very lucky he is a happy guy!
Yes it will if you lay around and do nothing or let your kids lay around and do nothing they will be lazy but if you work and include your kids or give kids something to do they will learn to work, that's the way we were raised and my son and we are hard workers and so are my families, so keep up the good work habits.
couldn't agree more! Kids learn by example
Good job bro!!! A lot of things are done right in this video. 🙏🙏
Thank you 🙌
Good for u I ove ur family values..
Thank you so much 🙂
Really marvellous ❤❤❤
That truck is awesome!
thank you!
It starts with a small task that turns into a responsibility. "That's your job now pal". Then it becomes a cycle.
exactly! soon he will be big enough to contribute more, and will be ready when the time comes
That's what we did with all our kids. They are hard workers now. They are all responsible adults.
sounds like you did a good job raising them!
Sounds bout right brother.
Doing good dad don't stop and continue to lead by example.😊💪💪🙏👍
will try!
those roof shovels are awesome!!!!
They are!
It would be cool if you built a Plow that yall can take off and put on for Arlos's truck so he can plow the driveway! Love your videos. keep up the good work!
That would be cool! I am trying to figure out how to do that
Best Life Ever!!!!
You're a cool dad!
thank you!
So awesome
thank you! Do yo have kids?
Programing the mind starts at the beginning of life.....
indeed
Get him a plow truck!!
working on it
My sons enlisted in the army but they were already chores trained cause I WAS THEIR FIRST SARGENT!!!🤣🤣🤣TRUE STORY!!!👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Well done!
That's how you raise a boss
I will probably be working for him by the time he is 20
@@thelucys brother when your little boss has his own business he will take care of his family and you in appreciation God bless you brother and your family
Sweet
Nice
Thanks
Make a plastic snow plow for the little mans truck
I'm going to try to, but steel, not plastic
😁❤
You should add a plus attachment that you can take off when its now snowing
Plow
just ordered parts to try and make a plow! I am so excited to see if I can make it work
See, that is awesome what you’re doing and that is parenting. Each older generation seems to blame the younger generation for things that are really deficient in parenting, a lack of teaching skills and values, and creating safety to use those skills. For example, older generations complain that younger generations are always on their phones or playing video games without also acknowledging that the older generations bought the younger generations those arguably addictive devices without any real guidance on responsibility and safety of using those devices. Literally, millions of adults are addicted to these devices and you expect your children to have more control than adults? Or the older generations don’t normalize or teach chores, learning how to budget, accountability for one’s actions, how to do make a doctor’s appointment, and/or how to do their own laundry. But then the older generations get frustrated that the younger generations don’t know these things, are motivated to these things, and are struggling. And I know some people will say “that’s what school is for”. But that not taking accountability for the role parents play in their children’s lives. Schools are woefully underfunded and understaffed. And classes like home economics, economics, shop, civics, interpersonal skills classes (I forgot the name), etc. don’t anymore exist for many schools (k-12) and haven’t existed since 80’s or 90’s. Schools can’t raise your kids to learn those things. They can only teach them math, history, social studies, science, English, languages, etc. But not actual life skills. That is job of the older generations.
couldn't agree more. I actually used to be a teacher, and left because we were so underpaid and understaffed. More and more responsibility gets put on the school system every year with less and less resources
My problem as a child wasn’t work ethic, it was a rigid “my way is the only way to do this” by my father who was such a shit stain that he didn’t understand that I wanted to also figure out my way of doing things in what works for me while retaining his way incase my way didn’t work
Just don't ramrod it down their throats. That defeats the purpose.
absolutely!
rural towns are cool are you guys in Massachusetts?
I think you need a rethink. Hard work is not what you are teaching. What you are actually teaching your child, is how to work hard when that is the best option, but how to find smarter ways to achieve the desired outcome if there is one. You do not want your adult son to feel guilty for discovering a less difficult way to chop wood, or build a retaining wall, or paint the house. What you are actually trying to teach your son is the key to remaining motivated to use whatever tools, skills and resources are the most efficient and effective way to achieve the desired outcome. We tend to refer to this as “hard work” but honestly it’s confusing language for a child. It implies that unless if he is finding something a real challenge (physically or emotionally) it isn’t “hard enough”, which as we all know just isn’t right.
good point!
@@thelucys I prefer to use the term “Honest Work”…Honesty with one’s self, family colleagues and customers (if he is ever in that position).
He’ll find some work quite easy and enjoyable, that’s great, sometimes it gets hard, no problem he’ll handle that too. As long as it’s honest work, the hardness level is irrelevant.
In any case, your son is in good hands by the looks.
thats a great distinction and change of phrase, mind if I borrow it?
@@thelucys please, spread it around. Use the term “work honestly” instead.
Most stop helping once become teens, you'll ask for their help but spend more time looking for them after every task. Haha Mine were great till then.
had Arlo ever cried? I mean in your family it doesn’t seem like it
Yes, there is a lot of crying, part of growing up. We try and teach him its okay to cry and show emotions
@@thelucys that’s surprising he acts so happy
well social media only shows a fraction of real life, its just a snapshot
Ok
That’s not true. My children work hard, and my grandchildren always step up to the plate. You only ever hear about the ones that are lazy and mouthy.
Thats not right. The parents are at fault.
That’s awesome
thank you!
Hey guys don’t show this comment to arlo because it’s a suprise it’s me again the guy who told you you should make arlo a log truck well I got an idea you should do this step 1: cut 3 holes about 3-4 in apart from each other on each side. Step 2: get pieces of wood with a pointy end (make sure the holes are smaller than the wood) step 3: hammer the log poles into the holes with a mallet/hammer/anything you can use 😂 I hope it works out and would love to see it. Love the channel and I hope it works out thanks for actually replying last time ! (Edit) I heard about the snow plow idea and have an idea for that it’s simple! All you need to do is buy like a metal bracket (or nail in the wood) so I’ll put it in steps step 1: get the bracket or nail the wood in step 2: get wood with an angle like this “^” so it pushes the snow to the sides . Step 3: nail the piece of wood into his front bumper or screw it into a bracket then you might need to add more power to his truck again hope this helps!
thank you for the suggestion! He can't read yet, so no worries on that front :) He would love a log truck!!