I a big DIY and Fixit Dad. It's part of my DNA as an engineer. Before my daughter was in kindergarten, I used to have her help me assemble or repair things. I also advised, but did not do, some of her physics and engineering projects.
My daughter is in college now, majoring in Biochemistry and Music Performance. This year she is living off campus. On move-in day, one of her roommates had the tension rod on her shower caddy come apart. Her dad tried to fix it but could not. My daughter took over and repaired it. He asked how did she know how do it. Her reply, "My dad is an engineer and I watched him do things." Made me proud.
I'm also including her in the financial aspects of paying for college education. Ranging from how we invested to make it debt free to the paying for the cost each semester. Hopefully, that rubs off on her in the future for financial skills.
Recently, I started showing her the DIY car maintenance that I do, since we will be lending her a car for this year.
This is not financial or parenting advice. Please consult a professional advisor.
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