If your child had a true singing talent, should/ would you encourage him/her to enhance his singing abilities more (through voice lessons)?

I think so long as they're having fun, you should encourage them. Kids should know their talents are appreciated, and that they're special. I think the only trick would be that you would absolutely need to keep them focused on school as well, and not put all of their hopes into being a professional singer.

A kid can definitely be committed to school and also have an extracurricular activity, and if the signing is treated like any other extra activity, such as soccer, then I think it would be perfectly healthy. I think a lot of kids are negatively impacted by things like pursuing singing and acting because their parents get overly excited and start fantasizing about huge houses, new cars, and coasting through life on their kid. So long as the parents don't pressure the child, give the child realistic expectations, and don't allow for all of the child's self esteem to be tied to being a singer, I think it's fine.

If my child was truly interested in singing, I'd definitely let him or her take voice lessons. My parents did it with me -- my sister and I both took an interest in musical theater around middle school, so we found a voice teacher, and both of us ended up taking voice throughout high school. It was a great experience.

There were the recitals twice a year, which was always a nice event, both of us could get to hear ourselves improve, and I'm sure it helped us out with getting cast in school/local theater and the like. Neither of us are taking voice anymore -- my course and work schedule is far too rigorous, and my sister's had vocal problems -- but I wouldn't trade it for anything, even if I don't pursue music. (It's still a dream!) The one thing that could change this would be money.

Voice lessons aren't exactly cheap, especially not for lessons from good teachers. My future income is very much a crapshoot, so if I find myself unable to afford things like these, I'd obviously not pursue that. The only way it'd work was if my children would somehow chip in with work income, but even that would be better saved for college.

I absolutely would encourage my children to pursue their talents. Several of my life long friends are making a living in the music business, and even those who are not have nevertheless enjoyed thirty years of singing in church choirs, community groups or bar bands. My daughter is a violin teacher.My son took lessons for a bit, and then dropped out as he didn't like the practicing.

Funny thing, he didn't mind practicing basketball, and his sister loved to practice her musical instruments. I think the kids sort out their own talents after a bit, but there's nothing wrong with encouraging them in areas for which they show genuine talent.

If I can see that my child has a potential and can sing well I will encourage her. I will just encourage her by enrolling her in a voice lesson because I think this will greatly enhance her skills. But if she will change her mind and will not pursue to become a professional singer, that would be find with me.It is her life and my role as a parent is to guide and help develop her skills and potential but I don't own her life and she has the right to whatever she want to do with it.

I don't want to be pushing her into something I thought would be great for her but she will only do it to please me. I don't want that to happen because I will be the source of her unhappiness. I will be contented that I have done my part in honing her skills and potentials because if she will change her mind and pursue a career in singing she won't have a hard time because she already had lessons and it would be much easier for her to reach her goals and ambitions then.

Yes, why not! It is our duty as parents to encourage, support, and develop our child's talent. If she or he has a good voice, I'll absolutely enroll her to voice or singing lessons.

But I also want him or her to stick with it and practice, not just for fun. If they don't like it, I won't push them, but it's their choices. I have provided means to develop themselves.

I remember being forced to attend piano lesson with a very strict teacher. I was still in the kindergarten and every time I went there, I cried. I finally stopped.

Now I wish I didn't, but if the teacher was encouraging instead of so frightening, maybe I wouldn't stop.

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