My adult son and I started learning woodworking together in my garage, and while he's developed real skill, I keep making the same basic mistakes and getting frustrated. He's started working on projects alone because waiting for me slows him down, and I feel like I'm losing this connection we built while also feeling incompetent at something I wanted us to share.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent and child discover that shared learning can expose competency gaps that challenge both the relationship dynamic and individual self-worth.
“Where Are You with The learning plateau and how to break through?”
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