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[quote=Anonymous]I grew up taking lessons for tennis, swim, piano, ballet, computer classes in the late 80s when it wasn't that widely available, and a ton of tutoring. My mom was a helicopter mom and I was overscheduled. Of the ones that she made me do for a long time, I think the $ my mom spent on my piano lessons and taking me to symphonies and concerts was a waste. You could say her ROI was zero. But she loves classical music and hoped I would grow up loving it too. I never ended up developing any more than superficial interest in it, fought her a lot about quitting piano. She said I had to get over the hump of daily practice being boring and difficult, that if I got at a more advanced level, that I'd get to appreciate piano. Even after 7 years of futile piano lessons, she continued to try to help me appreciate classical music. But as an adult, I don't listen to classical music, I only played the piano once after she let me quit.

As a parent, if one had a crystal ball as to what interests your child will continue as an adult, I'd invest only on the ones with good ROI. But one doesn't have that crystal ball. So I'm repeating what my mom did for me, giving me a lot of enrichment opportunities. But I don't plan to spend a ton of $$ to the point I might end up with a grudge that I sacrificed too much. [/quote]

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