Few weeks ago, I shared a video on my YouTube channel, of a battery-powered toy power bike built by my 12 year old son, using scrap materials he picked up from various places.

Since then I have shown the video to many people in Nigeria and here in Benin Republic, eliciting the same comments of admiration from them.

What most people who have seen the video on the web do NOT know is that I got him to record a 4 part demonstration video of himself building another such toy bike from beginning to the end.

His 14 year old brother helped to hold the Blackberry camera, while playing background music, as he worked.

I share photos and clips from the videos (with details of how to get them and also attend a FREE workshop facilitated by my son) in this article.

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PII 011: You Need to Coach Your Child to be Resourceful in Life [Watch video of 12 Year Old Building Battery Powered Toy Power  Bike from Scratch]

Few weeks ago, I shared a video on my YouTube channel, of a battery-powered toy power bike built by my 12 year old son, using scrap materials he picked up from various places.

Since then I have shown the video to many people in Nigeria and here in Benin Republic, eliciting the same comments of admiration from them.

What most people who have seen the video on the web do NOT know is that I got him to record a 4 part demonstration video of himself building another such toy bike from beginning to the end.

His 14 year old brother helped to hold the Blackberry camera, while playing background music, as he worked.

I share photos and  clips from the videos (with details of how to get them and also attend a FREE workshop facilitated by my son) in this article.

I told him to record the video of himself making the bike for 2 main reasons:

1. I wanted him to have video proof to show that he actually made the first bike, and that he knew how to do it so well that he could make another just as functional, if asked, anytime. Not only did this young man deliver a /similarly functional mobile bike, this new one even ran better (without falling over) than the first one – he corrected the problem causing the instability.

2. I could see a money making opportunity on several levels such as:

• Putting nice finishing touches to the bike and selling it to kids, with a guarantee of FREE repairs for every buyer, to encourage more sales.

• Offering FREE training facilitated by him, to other kids interested in learning how to make the bike themselves. These kids would be asked to buy at least one toy bike and the 4 part demonstration video of him making the bike, in order to attend the training.

NB: My determination to help him launch his toy product for sale grew stronger a few days later, when I saw a Made in China toy car with immovable wheels on sale for N200.0 in a shop.

Getting home, I promptly told Chika and his siblings that I would find a way to help him refine, brand and sell his battery powered bike to parents of kids like his siblings who all loved playing with it.

Believe me: we WILL do it.

By getting him to build another bike from scratch, I established the fact that he knew exactly what to do, and how to do it.

Even now, after seeing him create/build and fix stuff since he was 8, I am still I was awed that he did this successfully despite not having attended any formal learning event.

All he did was to watch a 3 minute video of an American chap, making the bike, and 48 hours later, the sister came running to me saying “Tayo, Chika has made the bike in the video!”

I’d downloaded the video for him and his siblings to watch (we do that A LOT as part of their real world relevant Personal Achievement Based Homeschooling). The American had used nice looking tools such as a hot glue gun, and a professional kit to make the bike.

As can be seen in our video, my son had only the simple tool kit I bought him last year, but he went out and got other scrap with which he improvised to build his own bike.

For instance, while a lighter was used in the video, along with a hot glue gun, my son had to use LOTS of matches in conjunction with a glue stick he got from his mother. The result was that the finished product was not as pretty as that in the video he had watched, but it worked!

So why didn’t I just buy him the stuff he saw used in the video?

First of all, we did not know where to find a hot glue gun, for instance, in Lagos. Stuff like that are not used much in our part of the world.

However the main reason was that I have always trained my kids to try hard at all times to get as much as possible done, with as little as possible. As a result, they have learned to be very adaptable/resourceful in using what they have to get what they want (like I AM).

By so doing they are building a capacity for achieving their goals with little or no money (like I do).

This philosophy has been behind their use of our trademark no-over charcoal stove pot to make cakes, chin-chin, bread, pizza, cookies and our pineapple peel based drinks.

This is why, whenever they do ask for money to try out a new idea, I rarely hesitate to give them whatever they ask.

Below I feature short clips from Chika’s 4 part demonstration video which is now available for purchase for N1, 000.0 (One thousand Naira).

Note that ANY payments for his products will be made directly into his bank account.

The 4 videos are available for direct delivery/download via email, as well as on CD/DVD via courier.

Regarding the FREE demonstration workshop, a minimum of 10 attendees is required for it to hold. So, once the number of buyers equals or exceeds that number, a date and venue will be agreed and communicated to everyone. Click here to request further details.

I share the work I do with my kids as a Best Practice Parenting Advocate – and NOT to brag!

What are you doing to help your child discover, develop and actualize his full genius/potentials? Be warned that schools and school teachers are NOT equipped to help your child with this most important need.

It’s Important that I make that clear. This is NOT about me. Indeed, it’s bigger than me. The future wellbeing and success of many children depends on their parents’ understanding and acceptance of the truths I share here.

You need to be a Coach-Parent to your child. Do not leave him/her to learn via Osmosis from you or any other persons. If you fail to act as a catalyst in the life of your child, especially during his/her formative years, s/he may not forgive you for it later on in life.

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