As somebody else suggested - find some old junk for him to tinker with. Make a pile of HIS stuff to work on.
As I'm sure many guys here with a mechanical inclination were, I was a nightmare myself as a kid - especially around 9 or 10 or so.
I took EVERYTHING apart. All my toys - my father's outboard engine... damn he was mad - the dryer... damn mom was mad - stereo equipment - TV's - lawn mower - etc etc etc.
Mechanically inclined people have a natural fascination with seeing what makes things work. I was always SURE I could put it back together once I looked inside.
Instead of beating the curiosity out of me (or at least once they figured out that didn't work) they started a junk pile for me.
That worked, and worked well.
I always had something interesting to take apart. a blender here, a transmission there - it doesn't take much to keep a kid occupied. In fact, I strongly encourage you to do this.
I learned so much on my own just seeing what made things tick. If a kid's got the curiosity, don't fight it, encourage it!
This post was edited by JRSutton at 07:06:23 08/10/13.
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