Is your child curious and full of energy? Hunting allows your child to be athletic without the pressure of being part of a team. If your child prefers being alone; likes to learn by exploring the world and is frequently on the move, the great outdoors might be ideal.
Does your child have good visual-spatial skills? Hunting helps kids practice hand-eye coordination and movement planning. Kids with social skills issues may not do as well in sports that require a lot of close teamwork. That includes games like soccer, hockey and basketball. The pressure to compete or stay on a team could not only stunt your child’s growth, but it can also create unhealthy comparisons between siblings and classmates. Raising “star” children is less important than raising happy children. Camaraderie is fostered in the hunting culture; that makes it good for kids who aren’t as comfortable in large social groups, but who need to work on social skills. There is no competition, yet everyone is part of a team.
Does your child have good visual-spatial skills? Hunting helps kids practice hand-eye coordination and movement planning. Kids with social skills issues may not do as well in sports that require a lot of close teamwork. That includes games like soccer, hockey and basketball. The pressure to compete or stay on a team could not only stunt your child’s growth, but it can also create unhealthy comparisons between siblings and classmates. Raising “star” children is less important than raising happy children. Camaraderie is fostered in the hunting culture; that makes it good for kids who aren’t as comfortable in large social groups, but who need to work on social skills. There is no competition, yet everyone is part of a team.
There’s no competition in hunting, but kids are still in a group setting where they can interact and build social skills. Research has shown that kids who have caring adults in their lives who support them in their interests do better in school, develop positive peer friendships, have a greater sense of empathy and desire to help others. Kids whose parents, family and community encourage them engage in fewer risk taking behaviors and are more satisfied with their lives overall. Your child will also learn to follow rules, maintain a presence of mind, and develop good sportsmanship.
Music uses many different parts of the brain at once to process rhythm, emotion and movement. All of the elements of music - including tempo, pitch and beat—are key pieces of learning to read, too. Using duck and goose calls is just like playing a musical instrument.
Working with hunting dogs is not only fun, but it can be therapeutic.
Fathers have an enormous influence on the type of men their sons
will become, and the father-son relationship is tremendously important for boys as they mature. It can be a difficult relationship to nurture, though, and fathers don’t always know how to talk to their sons. Whatever your challenges as a father may be, however, don’t underestimate how much it means to a boy to simply spend time alongside his father doing an activity.
Music uses many different parts of the brain at once to process rhythm, emotion and movement. All of the elements of music - including tempo, pitch and beat—are key pieces of learning to read, too. Using duck and goose calls is just like playing a musical instrument.
Working with hunting dogs is not only fun, but it can be therapeutic.
Fathers have an enormous influence on the type of men their sons
will become, and the father-son relationship is tremendously important for boys as they mature. It can be a difficult relationship to nurture, though, and fathers don’t always know how to talk to their sons. Whatever your challenges as a father may be, however, don’t underestimate how much it means to a boy to simply spend time alongside his father doing an activity.