How young do you start training them

[Dean Lofthouse]

Grand daughter on leaf ID

[Matthew Corran]

It's never too young! Son with a sounding hammer..

[silky fox]

Great stuff:thumbup:

[Goaty]

I remember taking my nephew to the woods when he was 2. He wanted the toilet for a pee, I demonstrated (he wasn't convinced it could be done without a toilet) When he went back home he told everyone he learnt how to wee like a man in the woods.

He is now in his teens and probably the best young lad I know and enjoys working.

Just the basic things learnt young make a difference, no good learning how to use a hammer at 18.

[Guest FancyCloth]

Great stuff.

[Rich2484]

My 5yr old boy trying on my arb boots for size. Think he still got some growing to do.

 

And get then on the right feet

[sloth]

Very good stuff, never too young! Here is my 2 year old learning how soil is made, and showing mum with the camera. They're like enthusiastic knowledge sponges, its great! She knows worms, insects and mushrooms eat leaves twigs and trees and poo soil! That buds turn into leaves to feed the plant/tree or flowers with pollen (that bees make honey with) which mixes with other flowers to make fruit. She knows a cherry from a sycamore, stinging nettles, honeysuckle, blackberry, raspberry fennel and a load of other garden plants. She knows what is and isn't edible, and if she doesn't know she'll ask before eating it! It's amazing what details a young brain can absorb if you take the time to talk to them. Does my head in when you see parents lagging miserable kids down the road listening tk an ipod and ignoring them, telling them to hurry up when they stop to look and ask about something, grrr.

Sorry for the ramble, I love my kids!!!

[Paul Barton]

My boy doing his first clamber.

[Grass hopper]

Here's my 2 little helpers.

[JLA Arborists]

Start them young by 3 they will be climbing at 10 they like to show off.

Sometime you have to show them how it's done