Children are expensive. In trying to give them the best we can, it's even more expensive. We always believe in exposing them to things that we feel will benefit them. Whether or not they carry on with the interest later in their life is secondary. We'll never know unless they try it. Who knows they may excel in it and maybe, just maybe we may have a future Rafael Nadal or Richard Clayderman in our family.
Gabriel has tried Kindermusik, Art, Lapbooking earlier on in his life. Last year, he had an after school activity everyday, including Saturday. He dropped out of many of them this year, some because he was losing interest and complaining too much. Some was just too tedious and tiring to continue, due to timing and distance. So this year, he only had Piano class and Chinese class. These are the two which we do want him to continue, plus he seems to be doing quite okay with his plink-plonking.
I am quite hopeless in helping to keep up with these two enrichments that he has. I have zero knowledge in music and the only part I play is to nag him to practise and nag Fred to help. I'm a little better in Chinese. I can read and write some really simple words, but that's it. So besides the time in school and at the Chinese enrichment class, he doesn't do anything Chinese at home. No practice reading nor writing, only simple conversation in Chinese.
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