Sending Children To Piano Classes, Dancing Lessons, Music Lessons & Etc .....

My son loves doing flips, so I'm thinking about finding out when I can put him in gymnastics, but I'm following his interest, not trying to make up for what I missed out on as a child, which I see happening a lot. If he hates it, I'll stop taking him. But I'll try to expose him to music, swimming, etc. to see if he likes it, then again I'll follow his interests. But I won't know if he likes it unless I expose him to it, if you know what I mean.
We were in a toddler dance class at the last city I lived in, it was involving the parents and he loved it! Plus it wore him out right before nap time, that was neat lol.

I would do this if they had anything like that in our area and it wasn't expensive but we don't have anything like that around here .
I feel that the child won't know if they like it or not until they try it out . If they tried it and then didn't like it and the parents continuted to force the children to go then yes it would be the parents forcing their interests on the children but if they just take their child to see if they like it then it is an opportuinity for the child to have a new interests that they may not have known they would have liked .

i will send my daughter to such classes if she shows interest in them. otherwise, i will not force her. i would like to send her to some trial classes just to see if she likes it. if she does, then i'll let her continue with the classes.

my parents had me take piano lessons when i was a child. i didn't have an interest in it. i lasted only a few months. i didn't even went on the next level. lol!

Sending children to special courses show how we parents love them and we wanted them to exceel in everything in life. True that its not good to force them to be in the field parents wanted, but let's not stop trying and let us make the first move that is to introduce them to these fields. When after a few more meetings and they really hated it then you have to let go. I believe each child has been given a special talent by our Creator and sooner or later the child will discover that. They are unique individual and we parents are here only to guide and support them.

Whatever my child is interested in, I will try to cultivate that interest by enrolling her in these classes. My dilemma is that my toddler is just 2 1/2 and she wants to go attend ballet classes, ice skating and voice lessons. She saw these on her favorite programs and eversince, she has been asking us when can she go attend these classes. All we say is that when she gets older. And she keeps on reminding us about it. I am scouting for ballet classes around our area but the skating and voice lessons can wait..lol.

I personally would send my son to do music lesson,but only if I know for sure he will enjoy it. I remember as a child my mum made me go to dance lesson and it was not good experience for me.It was not because I hated it but just the thought that I had to do it rather than I could do it and would enjoy it...xx

It all started when someone said children need to learn something such as music during their early age, and they will be smarter.... I do believe children can learn a lot of thing faster but too many of activities which children may not like will only put pressure to them. I will only let my children learn music or dancing, if they have interest or can see the talent.

I am one of those parents who sent their child to those classes. However, I feel that parents should see any signs of stress the child might be feeling. I think what is most important is to discuss with your child if he/she is really interested in those classes. We, as pareents should not force them too much. They are children afterall. They must have fun. They should be respected individuals. Once they have fun at somethings, they will focus on doing it more and will become someone from that. That is my style. I always discuss and show my son what the courses are all about before enrolling him.

When i was young my parents sent me to every class available at the time. I went to ballet, piano, guitar, cello, swimming, something every evening, and i was made to go up until i was a teenager and studying for my exams before leaving school. . The thing that i envied when i was young is that the people who wanted to be in these clubs were having the time of their life and excelled at the chosen activity wheras i just seemed to amble my way through with no such conviction. Sometimes im glad my parents pushed me into activities i met loads of friends most of whom im still in touch with many years later, i also got opportunities to travel through competitions etc at an early age, but i think it would have been a whole lot more beneficial if i was allowed to do stuff that i really wanted to do. I have three kids and they are all involved with activities outside of school which they have chosen to be a part of. I would never push them into doing an activity they didnt want to do.

I would never send any of my kids to any classes like these that they don't want to go to.

My children have to actively show more than a passing interest before I think about signing them up.

I've heard and read so many stories of kids who revel against their parents wishes as they get older because their parents forced them into doing classes that they had no interest in when they were younger - just because they want their child to "make something of themselves."

I'm a firm believer in letting kids be kids. When my kids come to me and tell me they want to join a class and they show an ongoing interest in it, then I'll sign them up.