it's a child. By definition it doesn't know what it values. This has seemingly been forgotten but parents have a mentorship and guiding role. Their job is to cultivate in their children interest in activities in the first place. When I was young I hated that my parents made me learn an instrument, because I wanted to play video games and eat ice cream all day. As an adult (who became a part time musician) I understand the value of it.

"do what your son wants' gets you children raised on an ipad with no education in the arts.

When I was young I hated that my parents made me learn an instrument. As an adult I still hate that they did that, there is no value in it for me. There are parents that pursue their own interests through their kids (who often can't resist), I find that objectionable.

It also destroys the ability to be intrinsic passionate and feel like you have control over your own life and actions. Its a horrible way to create people that are ideal sustinance for the societal apparatus, but bad when it comes to act in there own self-interest. Which is why you want to work with whatever fascinates the little person. The world is filled with no backbone- will broken, sub-servient peasants already.