Comments on: 5 Parenting Tips for Encouraging Children How to Take Chances

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:37:55 +0000

Thanks Rhonda! Another great post…I look forward to your posts with much anticipation…thank you for giving positive parents such great information!

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:09:03 +0000

Hi Cheri!

My son is 17 and we just got him a drum set for Christmas. He has already put an additional $400 into it and he has found some really cool free websites that teach you how to play the drums.

Let me know if you want to know what those websites are. My son is playing in the garage and it is LOUD!

I always encourage him to follow his dreams…and he is definitely a natural at it. But boy is it loud!

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:05:58 +0000

Thanks Michelle. Let me know what new thing you decide to try!

By: Michelle Burke

Michelle Burke — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:53:51 +0000

Such great advice! I like trying new things myself, but now I am going to focus more on getting my kids to try too. Thanks, as always you have wonderful information and links.

By: Cheri

Cheri — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:23:55 +0000

Great blog article Rhonda! Just this week I witnessed my 5th grader’s desire to try something new. Honestly, I’m not sure how much is how we have parented and how much is him!

It’s time to sign up for middle school and each child is given a chance to participate in either choir, orchestra or band. So far, the musical ability of our household has been listening to our ipods. But my son wants to be a drummer.

Most of his friends were going into another choice, but that didn’t phase him. I had a feeling that lots of kids were going to want to play drums so I asked the band leader what it takes to get that instrument. He said hand eye coordination and ability to keep a beat (or that’s what my non musical mind remembers!)

When I shared that with my son he had a gleam in his eye and said ‘I should have a pretty good chance then!’ My reply was ‘absolutely!’ So we are attracting a drumming future into his life. That’s how he’s going to be playing the drums in a rock band when he’s 70 (after he’s retired from professional sports, of coarse!)