Supporting Child's Talent/Hobbies
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[quote]Honestly, I am still monitoring. Appears to be music but I cannot be sure so I will just keep monitoring. Yes I support by letting her indulge abit in anything related to music. Even if she is not good in it, I am happy to know that she is into some good hobby.
If it takes you 10 years to understand it, it will probably take me the same, if not more. I am actually impressed by what your child can do, writing and drawing comics takes alot of good imagination indeed! Way to go! [/quote]Ya, me too for ds. I will just keep monitoring as this one keeps on changing his interest.
I take 10 years to understand because I don't have the luxury to spend so much time with my kids. Also my daughter does her drawing behind closed door or while I'm at work. All I can find are pieces of papers full of drawing all over her room. (The mummy so blur right..)
Now that I saw the comic (still in progress), I'm impressed too by the drawing & the story line. -
[quote]I can say, me and hubby are the kind, who support dd all the way, as long as the hobbies/talent are healthy, useful ones. Even its something very new to her, never try before, we would spend $ and time for/with her.
Our philosophy is very straight forward, like what she likes, interested in her interest and do it with her. Even if it can be something new to us too, we would take an effort to learn. Partly because we want to be in the same track with her and we also enjoy picking up new stuffs. [/quote]Your daughter is fortunate to have you for a mum. I know this mother rocks in concert, upgrade the piano, find a better piano teacher. Kudos to you!
Hey, I read in the other thread that your daughter has natural talent for language too. Where some parents here lamenting over 2nd language (including myself), your daughter brisk through her French exam. So, do you and your husband try your hand in learning French too? -
[quote]I have a son who is very fond of basketball. I do support him to go to a club and sometimes accompany him for practice. BUT we have a commitment that his school work comes first. So far he could manage with a little time management from me [/quote]
Hello peterch
Good to know. I believe children will excel further if there is parental support and guidance. It also foster good relationship and bonding time for the child & parent.
Hmmm...if you are ever in a situation that calls between supporting your child in basketball (assumming he is very talented) & the time needed for training is eating into his study time, what will your decision be? -
[quote]My dd2 wants to be a super star
She's really enthusiastic about her future superstar career & even had a vivid idea how her future stage will look like. Immediate family members will have the priviledge to sit on the first row of her concert. I'm assigned the task of auditing ticket sales revenue. A portion of her taking will be donated to charity. Her mid term plans include taking more dancing classes & learning 4 additional musical instruments. She seems very serious considering she had it all planned
Hubby said it's good to have a BIG goal & we shouldn't be too concerned whether it's a realistic goal at this point in time since she's only 6yo. So to help her prepare for her future superstar career, she's currently taking ballet and music lessons. She's motivated to practice piano an hour daily as she feels that she's working towards her career. She dances a lot at home too, to any kind of music. Hubby intends to send her for vocal lesson. We are still looking for vocal teacher, please recommend if you know any good teacher [/quote]Try the one minute of fame or if there are tv shows wanting new young talents, go for try out. Gain exposure & contacts. Learn from experience what is lacking between what your dd has versus the winner. -
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Your daughter is fortunate to have you for a mum. I know this mother rocks in concert, upgrade the piano, find a better piano teacher. Kudos to you![quote]I can say, me and hubby are the kind, who support dd all the way, as long as the hobbies/talent are healthy, useful ones. Even its something very new to her, never try before, we would spend $ and time for/with her.
Our philosophy is very straight forward, like what she likes, interested in her interest and do it with her. Even if it can be something new to us too, we would take an effort to learn. Partly because we want to be in the same track with her and we also enjoy picking up new stuffs.
Hey, I read in the other thread that your daughter has natural talent for language too. Where some parents here lamenting over 2nd language (including myself), your daughter brisk through her French exam. So, do you and your husband try your hand in learning French too?[/quote]No choice because I only have one and the only one ! But I also one who enjoy to explore. I am thinking to learn piano now, since she has promised to teach me.
Hhhmm .... you have good memory hor, can remember me so well ...
We do learn some easy simple words from her, bought french movie DVD, french story book (kiddy types). I wanted to subscibe the french channel on starhub but she is not up to that level yet. So, we shall wait .... till she is ready. -
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EN, do you send your dd to any teacher or center to learn drawings, to enhance her skill ? Sometimes, I see those youngsters demo on the Walcom tablet, amazing .... they can draw so well ! I always admire peoples who can drawMy children loves to draw especially so for my daughter. Tons of drawings which she spends hours on them. I don't quite understand her drawing because it is always full of people. Some times I see creatures with fangs or horn which makes me so worried.
Of course I was crossed when she draws at the expense of studying time.
Now, I do understand what her drawings are all about. In the past, the drawings are done on pieces of paper which I often throw because her room is getting to be untidy :oops:. But now, I realize there is a story behind the drawings.
I now understand that my daughter has been spending time, writing out a comic. Takes me 10 years to understand but I'm glad I have at last understand what her hobby is.
So, does anyone has any interesting story to share in supporting their child/children hobby or talent?
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[quote]EN, do you send your dd to any teacher or center to learn drawings, to enhance her skill ? Sometimes, I see those youngsters demo on the Walcom tablet, amazing .... they can draw so well ! I always admire peoples who can draw [/quote]
They have never attended any classes. Ds can draw but he needs a subject in order to draw. Like the toy in front of him, or a picture, he might add extra details or change the positioning a bit up to his taste.
I dont understand my dd drawing at first. It's simply strange using loads of paper and drawing of 4-6 people. Never does it occur to my mind that the pieces of papers are connected. Often I was trying to read the piece of paper. You know like the psyc trying to decipher the meaning behind a drawing. But this time, she draws in a small drawing block with a title & states the characters, I go through it in sequence, read the bubbles of conversation, then I realize it's comic. Duh mummy.
Yes, I intend to send my dd for art courses. I think it's difficult to put thoughts into drawing (wah!!! I respect because I cannot draw people).
But with such skill, where does this lead them to? I'm still thinking & finding. -
[quote]No choice because I only have one and the only one ! But I also one who enjoy to explore. I am thinking to learn piano now, since she has promised to teach me.
Hhhmm .... you have good memory hor, can remember me so well ...
We do learn some easy simple words from her, bought french movie DVD, french story book (kiddy types). I wanted to subscibe the french channel on starhub but she is not up to that level yet. So, we shall wait .... till she is ready.[/quote]Playing piano is fun. With dd teaching you (free some more) with upgraded piano, why not go for it?
Foreign language movies are fun to watch. Unlike the Asian ones, the story line or ending is so predictable. If one of my kids is taking up a foreign language, I'm sure to take it up too. With the extra knowledge, you can actually converse with your dd when you want to talk in private in public places.
Way to go Daisyt :celebrate: -
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I am wondering how do other parents support their child/children's talent or hobbies. What role do parents play in nurturing the child/children's talent.
DD1 loves drawing. She would just draw and draw and draw if she had all
the time in the world to do so, without the smack in the face homework to
do so often. And i see her smiling when she draws sometimes.
She likes singing as well.
She plays the violin and plays it really well these days.EN:
1. For drawing, i provide papers for her. Coloured paper, textured paper,How do parents shows encouragement and support.
big paper, small paper. She sometimes can just do origami with those
leaflet handouts that gets shoved in her hands at the entrance of malls
and the exits of train stations. She draws people, places and things... not
so much on animals. She also likes to draw comic-like pictures with the
story bubbles and stuff. I ask whether i can watch... then i ask whether i
could add in my drawings inside as well... she likes that. Bonding she calls
it. And she can always erase if she finds my inputs aren't quite up to it.
2. Singing, i bought microphones (kiddy stand kind from Toys R Us and
also the real thing from Courts). I bought her favourite Miley Cyrus aka
Hannah Montana CD and the Jonas Brothers + Demi Lovato DVD with
cool songs karaoke at the end of the DVD. And we take turns to sing!
We record our audition sessions :lol: on my laptop and we pick our
noses on the stuff that can be done better like showmanship and
pitching. They've also been on TV before apart from their school
stage performances. Though i'm not a music kinda person, i can
carry notes to sing to the end. Hahaa!
3. Violin playing, started out very challenging for her. However, now... she
is playing it extremely well and her past time now apart from playing games
with me and drawing, i accompany her to listen to music. Music that she
likes. The genres are mainly pop ones and also movie soundtracks.. She
will wanna catch the tunes and try to play them on her violin. She gets a
great feeling of achievement and satisfaction when she does get them all
right... verse by verse... line by line. And i'm supposedly her gauge as to
whether she is playing it correctly. Hahaa! And i'm the one who ain't that
musically inclined here.. :rotflmao:EN:
As long the hobbies or pastimes do not overtake the time required toAre there any parents who try to minimize their child/children's involvement in pursuing their talent or hobbies? What's your concern in trying to minimize the child/children's involvement?
accomplish tasks for school work... i personally wouldn't mind. The stuff
that my girls like to do helps them to de-stress from a day's work.
Involvement in hobbies or extra CCAs should depend on how the children
can manage their time well without exhausting their time to play and time
to rest.EN:
The activities are done only after school work is completed, bags areHow do parents balance the call for talent/hobbies versus school work?
packed for the next day and other miscellaneous stuff like ensuring a
clean room and sorts... it's challenging to keep an equal balance for
both work and play cos as the levels increase more homework sets in.
For now, my girls are happy just getting to do fun stuff with what free
time they have & other times when they don't feel like doing anything
we all just curl up together to watch tv. :hugs: -
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But with such skill, where does this lead them to? I'm still thinking & finding.
No need to think what does it lead them to. Just like learning piano, I am not intending she can be a performer or a pianist. For me, its just a value added profile, another way of expressing herself and something she can relax with. I think, drawing is the same too. Oh yes ! One more thing, maybe an additional skill she has to earn as a living in future .... who knows, she might want to be a stay at home mum, with flexible working hours and reasonable earnings, teaching piano is not a bad idea too.
Actually dd learn drawings before too with a teacher but she has no interest in it and not very talent in this area. So we just let it go ....
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