Which hobby would you recommend the MOST to your children ?

[GarrickBrewer]

Reading, I learned more from reading than from all the teachers I have haver had have. If you can read you never need a teacher, you can teach yourself.

 

[girly64_99]

something sporty to get exercise

 

[stonetoflesh]

I don't have children yet, but my wife and I will strongly encourage:
*Reading. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry... Subject or genre doesn't matter (within reason), as long as they love to read!
*Music-making. Singing, piano, other instruments if interested. Develops the mind, practice encourages discipline, heightens appreciation of musical genres.
*Imaginative free play. Building with Legos and other constructive toys, tabletop gaming, dolls/action figures, outdoor running-around roleplay, drawing, etc.
*1-2 seasonal sports. Soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, etc. We're a little nervous about full-contact sports like football or hockey, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

 

[Rora]

I voted reading but those are all great hobbies, in my opinion!

 

[Deleteriousnonsense]

Kick-boxing, snake-handling, and card-counting.

 

[rjx]

I would try to expose them to as many types of hobbies and let them decide which they wanted to partake in the most. I could impose on them something specific, but that might not be what really interests them. There are so many possible hobbies out there my only concern would be that it stimulates their brain activity.

 

[saturnne]

Drawing is a way to get closer to God by letting your soul loose for Him to take over. There will be plain evidence on the blank sheet of paper that God has let Himself be known through His actions in yours.

 

[waves16]

I always wished my parents had put me in dance a little earlier! By the time I joined, everybody else was waaaay ahead of me, I would've loved to join ballet.

 

[Kaitlin08]

I don't have children, but reading biographies is probably the most useful and most important.

 

[xDirtx]

I think when I have children,I'll teach them how to knit and crochet.
Also reading books!I don't want them stuck in front of the television all the time or the computer.

 

[alanpartridge]

Music!

 

[freezerman2000]

Age appropriate(different gauges mean different different hand sizes), train modeling...Help them build a board..loads of fun, and quality time too.

 

[aruchan]

Well, I'm going to say I don't know, as when I have kids, the world will be a lot different.