I'm doing a bit of research into how best to get your kids to learn something that they don't want to. Both my wife and I have very different upbringings and cultures. Whatever we end up doing its likely to be a compromise between the two.
Anyway, my son is learning some drums. I got him to learn a simple beat which he was happy about for a while. After a fee weeks he didn't really want to progress to adding anything to the beat and he really isn't interested in playing. He's only 3 and it's not a big deal if he doesn't take to it. I'm just thinking about some of the more important stuff like English and Math.
His mum has been pushing him a bit more to play and she negotiates and bribes to get it done. When he does a good job he gets a huge praise, but it's a constant battle.
My approach is to let it go and just keep encouraging him to have a go. If he doesn't want to I just let it go and try again the next day.
I'd like him to find an instrument that he likes, but there's plenty of time for that. I've heard that if you force or push too hard that it doesn't work unless they start developing an interest themselves. In the end they need to do the work if they really want the result.
Interested to know what approach stackers take to educate their kids. Is it forced? Bribery? Negotiations? Or let them go (free)?