Kid Guitars

My son just LOVES to “jam” on his new guitar and even though it gets on my nerves at times, I have to admit that he is really pretty good!  We are glad that we have found something that interests him because it hasn’t always been easy to find something that he will stick with.  He does “ok” in school and at this point we just want him to get a diploma, learn a trade and establish some type of career.  I know he REALLY wants to be a “rocker” but we are insisting that he have a “back up” plan.

We decided that we would get our son an amateur guitar for Christmas this past year after years of pleading from him.  He insisted that he be a part of the guitar search since his “dopey” parents certainly wouldn’t recognize cool guitars if they fell right into their laps!  I think we deserve a little more credit than that.  Anyway long story short, he really enjoys the beginner electric guitar that we bought for him.  This purchase has had some unexpected benefits in that we can use his playing time as leverage to get him to do other less desirable activities, ( like ah.. taking out the trash!)  I think as parents we need to do what we can to see what makes our kids tick.  For some kids this is easier said than done but sometimes the reward is well worth the effort in the end!