Handyman Skills, Do you Think it is Important for Boys to Still Learn These?

well, it's a plus. just imagine a man without these kind of skills... and their (he and his wife) table broke.. His wife would grab a hammer and start fixing the stupid table while the husband just stand there and watch.... lol! not really a great sight isn't it? and would MEN allow this kind of scene.. oh this will totally melt their ego!!! I grew up with "my Father can fix anything!" family. I used to admire my dad who is an Electrical engineer who could fix all the broken appliances, install burglar alarm (since he was working abroad and would come back a year or so leaving his wife and 2 daughters behind), do all the carpenters job.... so with this kind of setup, I grew up to like guys who are very reliable with these kind of stuff. But, if a girl really loves you.. she'll accept you for what you are. ^.^

These are not "handyman skills" or "housewife skills" - these are LIFE skills. Every person should be able to take care of common everyday tasks themselves. There are basic tasks that every person should learn how to do. Everyone should know how to change a tire or cook a meal; hang a picture or wash the dishes; mow the yard or take care of a minor injury. After the basics are learned; then, if a person discovers they are interested in a particular area; they can learn more about that area. Not everyone who can cook wants to cook gourmet meals and not every one who can change a tire or change the oil in a vehicle wants to learn to be able to rebuild a engine or transmission. My husband and I can both cook a meal or do minor car repairs; but, we both have skills we have developed that complement each other. He does more of the work on the house and I do more of the "technology".

in my opinion both boys and girls should be taught both house keeping and handy man repairs. One never knows when they will need to fix something. My daughter just had to fix the kitchen sink drain because it was time for her husband to go to work and he didn't have time. The sink could not wait for him to get home the next morning.

i think its important for both boys and girls to learn handyman skills. a guy should know how to cook a meal and do laundry and a girl should know how to change a tire andstuff like that.

Learning any skills is good for both girls and boys. It likes completing the education they are learning at schools. In the end, every skill will benefit them when they grow up and live in society, in real world. So, I always encourage my nieces and nephews to learn more skills at their holidays.

Hello Aurone. I think kids of both sexes should be taught these skills. Some women live alone and they haven't got a clue how to change a fuse in a plug or replace a washer in a tap. My dad taught me these things when I was young, I used to watch him doing repair jobs around the house and he patiently talked me through things and let me have a go myself. I can do basic emergency stuff and put shelves up, decorate, just every day things really but I'm glad my dad taught me becsuse when I'm on my own and something needs to be fixed I know I can do it :)

I and my husband are helping together most all of the time building and finishing our house. I am the helper and the brain of the tiny things. I know how to saw woods and steels. I know how to mix sand and gravel with cement. I learn these things from watching my father, uncle and husband doing it.

I know that my parents taught me how to do things for myself. As a girl I know how to change the oil in a car, not that I do it. When I bought my first car my mom taught me how to change the tire in case I needed to do it, that came in handy and let me tell you I change a tire in a dress and didn't get dirty! It was good I knew how I didn't have a cell phone then and there was no one around. I know how to replace a light switch or a wall plug. I can hammer a nail and even helped my parents when I was young reshingle the roof. I am not as handy as I used to be as it is my husband who does most of it now and that is what he prefers and I don't mind. My husband is very handy and has saved us thousands of dollar with different home repairs that we didn't have to pay someone to do. And if he doesn't know how to do it he either reads about it or asks someone in the family so he can learn to do it. He does some electrical (replaced about every light in the house and installed a celing fan in our office where there was not light at all) He has replaced doors, front door and sliding glass door. He does the yard work. He put in speaker on our paito. He has replaced toilets and sinks. Put in light switches where we needed them. I do think that is importaint to know these things and to me it makes my husband more of a man because he knows these things. He replaces breaks in the cars and other things if he can. It is getting harder to do car repair with some of the newer vechiles. My husband is more into technology then me and he usually fixes the computer, if I can't figure it out. He is totally in charge of the sound sound with our tv. I am allowed to use it but I don't mess with the setting! I think everyone will be better at some things than others but you should at least know how to do it. My husband is so handy usually family gets him over to their houses to help out with things, he gets tired of doing that sometimes! You should at least know how to do things and then if you want to pay someone else to do it that is your choice but it is best to have the choice not just stuck depening one someone else all the time.

It will be important since it will be an extra talent for boys to learn that handyman thing. They can also use that talent in everyday life. Besides, there's nothing to lose in learning that.