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My daughter is a great kid and we have loved being her parents despite all the difficulties “parenthood” can bring. You see our daughter has had a lot of challenges and difficulties that have at times have lead her down a rocky road. She has dealt with learning disabilities in both math and reading requiring special accommodations at school and a lot of tutoring. At the age of eight she was diagnosed with ADHD and we have spent A LOT of time with therapists and behavior specialists to try and give her structure and teach her behavior modification. It has been very trying but as parents we delight in her growth and progress and because of all of the struggles, her progress means that much more to us!
When our daughter was eight years old we bought her a kids electric guitar at the recommendation of one of her trusted therapists who encouraged us to have her learn to play an instrument. It was a wonderful suggestion as it not only taught her a skill but also helped to teach her the values of patience and the feeling of satisfaction of having learned to play a new song! Now as she enters the pre-teens, she is asking us for an amateur guitar, since she has outgrown the 31 inch guitar we bought her five years ago. I think it is a very valid request and we will look for a very good quality beginner guitar. We are in it for the LONG haul and no matter what we will do whatever it takes to enhance the quality of her life and therefore the quality of our family’s life. God bless!
My kids have a good life and even though money is tight we make the most of it. My daughter just completed her first year in college and I do what I can to help her out financially. She wants to go to graduate school to become a psychologist and I know she will be very good at this! My youngest son brightens up the whole house with his energy and his smile and is most content playing with his army figures in the sandbox outside! I should be so lucky! My middle son, Steve has struggled to find himself at times, I guess you could call it the “middle child syndrome”. He likes to hang out with his friends and play guitar. He has borrowed his friend’s guitars and did buy himself a used amateur guitar with his own paper route money that lasted maybe two years at best.
As Steve approaches his fifteenth birthday I have decided to bite the bullet and get him a beginner electric guitar. I think it is a good investment since he loves it so much and obviously will get a lot of use out of it. Even as I search for cheap electric guitars online I am surprised at the good quality and affordable guitars I am seeing! I have bookmarked a couple of sites for my son to look at. It’s really good to see Steve find a niche for himself.
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!
My daughter has her mind all made up that she is going to learn to play the guitar. She says that the best thing we could do for her is get her a beginner electric guitar for her birthday! I am not sure whether I want to invest in this or not. My husband says that it would be a good investment for her as she will play guitar for many years to come. He said that he has begun searching for beginner electric guitars and really likes what he has seen so far!
I want to be supportive of my children’s hobbies and if this is really what she wants then she has my blessing. Her cousin, my sister’s son has had a lot of fun playing amateur guitar and it has been a really good thing for him. My nephew would love to give our daughter some good pointers I am sure. This will be a special birthday for our musically ambitious daughter!
My daughter wants to be a musician and we applaud that mostly because she does her homework, researches things and wants to do things right! She says she know that she was born to play acoustic guitar. We support this and we agree with her assessment that she needs to begin learning to play on a beginner acoustic guitar. Next week we will begin shopping for beginner acoustic guitars. We will also search for a qualified instructor.
My daughter also wants to go to college and study music and we are glad that she has given thought about what is best for her future. I think it’s great that she wants to begin to learn to play an amateur guitar and most importantly, I hope she has fun! After all, you’re only young once!
So what will it be next? Every time I turn around it seems that one of my kids wants or “needs” something. His definition of “need” and” want” tends to vary somewhat from mine however! Last year I bought him an iphone because he says he “really” needed it for school and to keep up with his friends. He felt that an iphone served many purposes at once and presented a good argument that it was more economical in the long run. Does he have me wrapped around his little finger or what?
Now as he faces his thirteenth birthday he wants an electric guitar more than ever. He has been studying the guitar for some time now and says that he sees himself playing in a band some day. So now his dear old Dad has to be the one to get the crazy guitar so his dream can come true. I must have “sucker” written across my forehead because my kids give me such convincing arguments that I feel I cannot say no. So if I can find a good deal for an amateur guitar online then I’m game, if not then my son will just have to wait, c’est la vie!
Music has been a part of our family for many years and I can’t imagine it any other way. My husband plays cello in our church band. He also plays acoustic guitar. I have played piano for years and my daughter has played flute and piano throughout most of her life. Our thirteen year old son is no exception. He just LOVES the guitar! He plays both electric and acoustic guitar. As a child we bought him a kids electric guitar and he played it until the thing broke! He got a lot of mileage out of that guitar. Now he is convinced that he wants to pursue his love of the guitar more seriously! He is asked that we get him an amateur guitar for his fourteenth birthday!
There never seems to be enough money for the things that we want but we would very much like to get a beginner electric guitar for our son. With our son’s help we have time to research this! We only ask our son that he keep up with his studies at school and make sure that he lives a well rounded life. Music will always remain integral to the very heart and soul of our family and I wouldn’t have it any other way as long as we keep it in perspective with the rest of our lives!
My husband just lost his job due to massive layoffs at his company. My job also appears tenuous and this has our family quite nervous. There is some “under the table” work we could do but it’s nothing we can count on. Our kids , (for the most part) are understanding that we really have to cut costs but it’s difficult when you live in a world of such materialism. Our kids have some wealthy friends who seem to get anything they want when they want it. Our kids see this and can’t help but be envious. We do our best to teach them that what is most important in life cannot be bought but I don’t think they have the maturity and life experience to understand this.
Our darling daughter has a birthday coming up and says that more than anything she would like beginner electric guitar. My husband and I kept saying no but upon further investigation realize that cheap electric guitars are available online and appear to be very good quality. Our daughter will be thrilled beyond belief as she is under the impression that we can’t afford to buy her an amateur guitar
We recently bought our son an amateur guitar. We did a lot of research before we purchased this guitar and we have been very pleased with what we have gotten. It does pay to do your homework. There are really some great deals out there! It is also well worth the money when you find a gift for someone that they really value. Our son has been taking lessons online and seems to be learning rather quickly. I think if it were up to him he’d practice morning, noon and night.
I am so glad we decided to get our son a beginner guitar because it seems to have paid off in some very unexpected ways. He seems more focused and disciplined and generally in a better mood. I think it’s important to nurture your child’s passion and help him or her turn it into a positive experience. We haven’t been this lucky with every purchase for our children but it does feel good that the beginner electric guitar has been such a hit!
I love my kids to death but sometimes I think they honestly believe that money grows on trees. I have tried to instill in them that gift giving is relegated only to Christmas and birthdays. However they still try to get what they can out of me and they seem to think I have the word “Pushover” written all over me. Maybe I feel guilty because I am a single mom and I’m trying to make up for my husband’s absence.
My thirteen year old daughter has a birthday coming up in August. She has been pretty much on my case now to get her a beginner electric guitar. She of course wants it right now! Because money is very tight (as usually is) I have been searching for discount electric guitars. I plan to give her this amateur guitar for her birthday in August. I think it is important for my kids to learn the value of delayed gratification and now is the perfect opportunity for my daughter. I guess the fact that we all love each other is what matters most because we can never put a monetary value on that. If my kids can learn the value of loving each other then I have done my job as a parent!