You can't change your children

I have a friend who has a child that is amazing at art. She is naturally gifted but the mother is not keen on her doing art. However we can't change our children and I believe if they have a natural skill then we need to go with it and feel proud of what they are good at. Whatever your child is good at, this should be celebrated. I know Isabella at the moment is never going to be a mathematician. So I am making sure she continues to use that skill but it is not a priority. A book I have been reading says children have skills in such different areas and we should celebrate their individual skills much more even from a young age as opposed to pushing them to do every subject if they are just not good at it. This does not mean however you stop them from doing science or maths! Just take the pressure of those subjects slightly.