I have the opposite side of the story, because my father started me into aviation very young, and now I'm 23. I can't remember my first time in the garage or working on projects! My Dad started taking me to the flying field when I was 5 and I started flying for real when I was 7. I couldn't think of a better way to connect with your dad than through model aviation. You never have to worry about not having a flying buddy or someone to hold your plane when you start up.
My Dad always said that I learned quicker than he did and that I flew better than he did. It was really cool that he let me fly anything in our fleet and there was no "his plane" and "my plane", rather our planes.
I'll try to find some old pictures of me flying. It's great fun and well worth the time on the father's part!!

Keep up the good work guys!