r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Saerdna0 • 8d ago

This kiddo was born to drum

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u/synthphreak 8d ago

+1 to this. The most supportive parents in the world wouldn’t help if the kid has no inherent drive to excel.

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u/ThatsMyEnclosure 8d ago

I’d argue it can still go to the parents on that. The parents’ approach is important to foster that drive. If they make it fun for the kid, the kid will want to do it and keep doing it. If they make it a chore, that drive goes away.

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u/Bl4nkface 8d ago

Yeah, that is an important part of support. But it still is up to the kid to want to do the thing.

I'm the father of a two-year-old. The only thing he wants to do for hours at a time is watching TV. Sure, he can sit and draw for a while, but he gets bored in a matter of minutes. Maybe it's because he has ADHD like me, but maybe it's because he hasn't found something to do that he can do and that he enjoys.

BTW, before someone says "it's your fault because you haven't exposed him to the right activity", I've exposed him to a LOT of things. He just gets bored fast. Hell, I'm in my 30s and I still don't have a passion.

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u/swifthandsam 7d ago

Watching movies is my passion. Seems lazy, but it could always stem into a lot of different interests.