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I have a 7yo and I told him there's a very simple rule: he needs to learn an instrument cause it's good for focus, as a practice for doing work and it ends up b
by luckydata 4y ago
I have a 7yo and I told him there's a very simple rule: he needs to learn an instrument cause it's good for focus, as a practice for doing work and it ends up being fun once you stick to it. He can pick the instrument, or change it if he doesn't like what he picked, but he can't do nothing, that's not an option.
He oscillates from finding it a chore to being really proud of his achievements (he's a drummer for now). It's kinda funny sometimes he does both in the same day.
Overall I'm comfortable with it being mandatory, as a parent my job is to raise him to be a well functioning and happy adult, not to make him happy right here and now, and he gets it.
- davzie 4y agoMy children are going to have the same requirement. One of them is the same age. I was raised with he same requirements and I hated it at times. But I am so thankful my parents kept me at it because it’s a huge source of fun, creativity, relaxation and joy to now be able to play like I do. Had I been allowed my own way, I would have quit, but it wasn’t until I was 15 and joined a covers band that I truly started to “get it”. I’m glad others see the benefit and are following a similar path!
- jimmyjazz14 4y agoEven though I play multiple instruments I have pretty actively avoided even encouraging my kids to play a musical instrument I always felt like the more I pushed them into the less fun it would be for them. Honestly I probably would have gained a high level of resentment around music if my parents forced it on me.
- pbhjpbhj 4y ago>as a parent my job is to raise him to be a well functioning and happy adult, not to make him happy right here and now // The job is surely to get both, the balance being the harder part of that. Surely, you want them to enjoy their whole life?