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their lives. Many important life skills are
developed when a child has a special inter-
est, and not all of them are directly related
to the interest itself. Children with a ‘pas-
- Parents who recognize the importance of
sistence. They acquire a refreshing love of
learning. They learn how to get along well -
with other people, especially those who op a special interest. A clever parent will
share the same interests as they do. They -
- terests and the passions to emerge. The
ents, especially when the parents take an
interest, in fact he or she might not be
interest. And they learn how to relate to good at it at all. But the parent should have
enough evidence to suggest that this is an
as in the piano teacher, the soccer coach, interest that captures their child’s fancy
the art instructor, the librarian, etc. and makes him or her excited, interested,
and involved.
Now let’s compare this to children who
-
child’s interest you are pursuing and not
come home from school, do some home-
work, and wander aimlessly about the ballerina but never had the chance, don’t
house. They may have friends over, they expect your reluctant daughter to live your
may go out to play, they may even become

- use of that baby grand in the living room,
don’t drag your son to music lessons if he
mall once again. hates every minute of it. Key in on the in-
terest that gives your child a special thrill,
and work to build it into a hobby or a skill.
a special interest, but none more so that
the child who is struggling in class, either This may mean a certain amount of invest-
socially and academically. These children ment on your part, whether you’re buy-
ing a state of the art digital camera for a
sense of self-esteem as well as a feeling of budding photographer, or a semester of
personal value. Nothing makes a child feel
good about themselves as much as excel-