Module 2-1 -0124. There are indications in this and in an associated study that parents are often gratified by interests their children develop, yet tend to regard them passively. Many parents, for instance, appreciate their children's art work and yet do not seem to take as active an interest in their children's artistic development as in many other aspects of their education. 25. The findings suggest that there is need for the school and the community to deal together with the fact that the typical American child learns to utilize and to enjoy only a few of his many talents.