let him have fun learning to paint (some of my mommy friends never let their kids paint when that young because of the mess, which is sad to me), i did let him have a music center in our game room where he could play on the tambourine and piano and drums and guitar, so that he’d get to feel like he was playing music.
i really feel like it’s a balance of discipline and fun that kids need, especially boys, but i’m sure girls benefit from that, too. kids need silliness and fun and play in their lives, they need to be able to listen to crazy fun music, to 