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[quote=Anonymous]We introduced things that we had reason to believe our kids would enjoy when little, but never pushed them to continue.

One got very into a sport and is now playing in college.  The other opted for music and STEM and continues with both.

We never believed that a kid has to play piano or the violin…in fact I hated being pushed into piano, so the one kid picked up the guitar and we were super supportive.

The only advice we gave our kids before allowing them to quit is that it takes a certain number of hours of “unfun” practice to get good enough at something such that it becomes enjoyable.

Our kid almost quit guitar but we assured him it gets much more fun once you know how to play the chords and can then more easily learn pop songs or whatever.  He appreciated that we kept him playing long enough for that so he can now just pick it up and play some songs whenever he gets the urge.

Also, one developed some interests completely organically and we were happy to support their involvement.[/quote]

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