What extra classes or lessons should Filipino parents enrol their children in?

Assuming money is not problem, what would be good extracurriculars for kids? Piano lessons, ballet, martial arts? What would you suggest?


What extra classes or lessons should Filipino parents enrol their children in?
we can't force a kids to enroll them in something they won't have a talent for... but for the things that can be forced but would be for their own good:





swimming lessons - swimming is an in-born skill in every human, those who can't swim just fear drowning. it also reduces the risk of pulmonary diseases like asthma.





soccer camp - i like this because it's a rich man's sport from where i come from, and at the lowest level of the game (kiddie soccer), there's nothing wrong if a kid doesn't have a talent for sports... it's builds stamina. besides, i don't completely agree that martial arts develops discipline... it's about parenting that anything else.





ballet (for girls) - rather than waiting for a girl to grow up just to build finesse in some john robert powers class, ballet lessons early on could have done the trick.





painting/drawing/art class - it's quite easier activating the right side of the brain this way than any musical instrument which does require the kid's approval... a skill for instruments can't be forced. this one is like playing around at first, then it gets developed.





foreign language - if Chinese schools here teach Mandarin to its students, why wait for kids of non-Chinese schools to learn something else 'til they're high school or college? personally, it's a choice between Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Japanese.What extra classes or lessons should Filipino parents enrol their children in?
i got my kids into a kumon learning class, my 2nd grader is in 5th grade level now - we don't even need a calculator anymore, i just ask her to multiply or divide some 5 digit numbers and she answers without writing it down, straight out of her mind!





i also enrolled them in piano lessons and taekwondo. i don't want them to get into ballet, ballet dancing is beautiful but it eventually destroys the joints after a few years of training.
any type of musical instrument he would like. i guess, when a child grows up, he can use this instrument to express his angst and joys. it's one way of escaping reality. it's one way of expressing your soul.





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someone's trying to post the very questions you've already posted.
I'd like my kid to be fluent in 2 other languages aside from english and filipino and then throw in some violin or guitar lessons. It may be too much, but if he or she can keep up with the pace then I'd definitely support it.
Languages. In this ever changing world of economics it would be wise for someone to speak at least two to three major languages use in the world.





Therefore, sending a child to a language school would benefit the child in the near future.
martial arts is good. they learn discipline. and also self defence.
I'd enroll my two boys to guitar lessons and painting lessons (fine arts) and scouting.
computer course for kids
Entrepreneurship.... We should start em young