&gt; I don&#x27;t want to impose that on him<p>So don&#x27;t. If you want him to learn violin you too should learn, show him how fun it is so he can learn with you.<p>If you want you kid to learn soldering. Then have fun soldering for few hours per week and let him be with you when you do that.<p>You don&#x27;t have to (shouldn&#x27;t?) force anything on your child. Children are starving for fun and are willing to try anything they see you have fun with.