Might we encourage our children to participate (even if they aren’t very good)?

Might we encourage perseverance when it is hard? Difficulty is not a reason to give up!

Might we see and celebrate improvement? Practise does lead to progress.

Might we be confident that it benefits their bodies and minds (and so encourage it as a skill for life)?

These thoughts are a fleshing out of the science behind Daisy Fancourt’s summary that, ‘Art... is the forgotten 5th pillar of health.’