I remember facing a very flat tire with unfamiliar equipment, minimal experience, and a group of onlookers. This is the gift that I would like to give to my children over and over again. We can model rather than teach. Take manners, for instance. If that's the model they see of how powerful people get results, then it's not surprising that they copy it.
Children are natural learners.
They pick up tremendous quantities of information without being taught. And what they see makes much more of an impression than what they are told. We can assume that they are valuable company. Yet our attention is often on the relationship rather than the person. We are less likely, however, just to be aware of them as stimulating people to be around.