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[quote=Anonymous]Really depends on how much money and how you went about it.

I personally think spending money to encourage interests is always money well spent, even if they don’t keep it up. Learning to play an instrument teaches an appreciation for music (and for a broader variety of music too, usually). And it’s good for brain development and dexterity. Those are all. Things you child will have long. After they stop playing. I think if a child expresses an interest in music, it would be negligent not to find done way to encourage it, within whatever your means are.

I feel similarly about sports, dance, and other activities. It encourages passion, discipline, exposure to different people and influences, collaboration... all wonderful whether it lasts a year or 10 or 40.

The stuff I don’t think is worth it is when it spills over into “I need to facilitate my child competing in this activity at a high level.” Travel team sports are the biggest example for me. I think 9 times out of 10, that’s not worth the financial and time investment. It impacts the entire family. If you have an only and they genuinely love it, ok. But if the sports travel is going to destroy every weekend for the duration of the season, force siblings to spend lots of time doing homework behind the bleachers or away from the parent who travels, etc., it does not seem worth it at all. I would only do this if my child was truly elite and they really wanted to. Otherwise... look, there are ways to play a sport without making it your whole life.[/quote]

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