To ask if you would pay for your sixth former to start guitar lessons?

[haillie]

DD is going into Year 13 in September and would like to learn the guitar. I'm just wondering if this is something you would still pay for? Thanks

Yeah. Why wouldn't you? I assume you are still getting child benefit/child tax credits?

Er, yes.

Yup, if i could afford to. Though if the young person was earning or had ema then contributing to the cost would make them practice harder.

Why wouldn't you? I paid for DS's piano lessons in the sixth form.

Definitely do. Never too late to learn!

Err yes, why not? Why are you even asking?

She has a job and it's a new hobby so just wondered :)

I'm the same year as her - she'll love it.

At that age if I had wanted to take up a new activity I would have paid for it myself, so I don't think it's unreasonable of op to ask.

I would still say yes as you are still (presumably) getting child benefits and tax credits for her (which are there to help with costs for your child.)

When she hits 18 and becomes an adult/maybe starts uni, then no.

I knew a woman (aged 20,) who went to uni whose mother still paid £55 a month for her mobile phone! Fuck that!

Yes. Why wouldn't you?

Yes, I'll pay for my DC until they have a wage themselves

No way. Buy them a book and a guitar. If they can't manage to work it out from there then what is the point in paying for lessons?

And I say this as someone whose parents couldn't afford piano lessons so I taught myself from a book when I was 12. Also, taught myself to play the guitar and currently working on the violin.

Whoever not? My two eldest have both said they wish they hadn't stopped music lessons when they did (10 and 13 or so). I reckon she's more likely to put in the practice time than a primary schooler doing it at a parent's suggestion.

Buy them a book and a guitar. If they can't manage to work it out from there then what is the point in paying for lessons?

Surely the whole point of lessons is that they LEARN to play?

Yes. Agree with eyehalve lessons there to teach you. just having the book and guitar you could struggle to learn.

Yes definitely. Am trying to encourage my Year 10 ds to have lessons again. He used to when younger, and is now playing the guitar again. The tunes coming from his bedroom are lovely, and I think that with lessons he could be really good.

But he's having none of it .

If you can afford it, then yes!
Paying for lessons at this age is probably going to be more cost effective than for a younger child because of her motivation and attention span.

If you can afford it yes.

If you have the money why on earth wouldn't you???!

I would, whilst they are in full time education then hobbies, school related costs etc will always be paid by us.

Yes i would.

I would, I am more than happy to pay for every hobby and actitivies as long as school results are good, and I can't see any reason to stop when they are at uni.

As long as they are doing something, unlike some of the posters I can't see anything wrong in helping out or treating your children even when they are adult. I wouldn't give an allowance to an adult!, but what's wrong with buying them a car, or gifting them a year of hairdresser appointment or pay for their hobby as a gift?
The harder your children work, the more they deserve support I think