Things You'll Need:
- Art Supplies
- Model Rockets
- Model Train Sets
- Musical Instrument
- ABA/Lane Birdfinding Guide
- ARRL Study Material
- Special Olympics Information Packets
- Collector's Guides
- Stamp Albums
- Greenpeace Membership
- Internet Access
- Fishing Licenses
- Computers
- SLR Camera
- Cameras
- Binoculars
- Swiss Army Knives
- Bikes
- Binoculars
- Fishing Rods
- Fishing Tackle
- In-line Skating Helmets
- Knee Pads
- R/C Model Airplanes
- R/C Model Cars
- R/C Ship Models
- Chess Sets
- Plastic Model Kits
- Cameras
- Knee pads
- Bikes
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Step 1
Give your child a chance to grow.
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Step 2
Find favorite characters and begin collections.
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Step 3
Take your child along when you go to the golf course or tennis court.
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Step 4
Deepen your child's interest in history - begin collections of coins, stamps and memorabilia.
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Step 5
Consider your child's interest in traditional hobbies such as fishing and hunting.
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Step 6
Stimulate your child's intellect. Teach him chess and other adult games.
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Step 7
Teach your child to volunteer. Churches, Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity and other organizations cheerfully accept help.
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Step 8
Let your child assist you as you work in your hobby. Let him fetch tools and do simple chores, for example, as you quilt, do needlework, woodwork or restore a car.
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Step 9
Show your child that work can be play. Let your child help in the garden and kitchen.
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Step 10
Let your child's love for animals grow with his or her own aquarium or aviary.
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Step 1
Expose your child to something new.
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Step 2
Be alert to what enchants your child.
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Step 3
Take opportunities to do new things - go to concerts, festivals, exhibits, craft fairs, sporting events.
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Step 4
Encourage school participation in lifetime sports such as golf and tennis.
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Step 5
Offer music lessons - band instruments, guitar or piano.
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Step 6
Be aware of any artistic inclinations and follow up with art lessons, potting or stained glass lessons and similar instructions.
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Step 7
Remember children love the outdoors - help them take up biking, roller blading, birding, climbing, hiking, skiing, swimming.
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Step 8
Find youth versions of adult avocations. Many professional and skilled amateur racers began in go karts.
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Step 9
Remember raising and training a dog, cat or horse delights a child and develops responsibility.










