Send your children to piano lessons

     Growing up, I did not receive an adequate musical education, and have always envied those who did. So when we started our own family, we sent all four children to piano lessons when they were young
   
     We didn't ask them whether they wanted to take lessons, we just sent them. By sending them, we were not forcing them to them to play the piano; we were giving them an option they would otherwise not have. 
   
     We also brought our children to church with us on Sundays. We didn't ask them whether they wanted to go. By so doing, we were not forcing them to embrace our faith, but we wanted to give them an option they would not otherwise have.
   
     Some parents tell me that they want their children to decide for themselves in matters of faith. That they will decide for themselves goes without saying. I take my children to church because I want to expose them to an option which I believe merits their serious consideration. What kind of parent would I be if I didn't do that?