How would you convince a parent art and design is a subject there child should study?

Art and Design can be a vocation too.

Jobs directly related to this degree include:

• Art therapist
• Community arts worker
• Fashion designer
• Fine artist
• Graphic designer
• Illustrator
• Printmaker
• Textile designer

Jobs where this degree would be useful include:

• Advertising account executive
• Arts administrator
• Multimedia specialist
• Museum/gallery curator

List all the successful artist in their respective field and tell your mommy "look ma they took art and design and they making lots of money".

I think the cognitive and ability level of the child should be considered before to convince the parent what kind of studies for their child to study. However, if you were the teacher of the child and you knew his/ her capability,  its right to suggest and convince the parent that  such studies( art and design) based on the capability of the child  are most suited to make him/ her easy and happy in the future.

Community Art workers...

Must participate with the child's mother to work together until a certain design appears decent information which helps the survival of the child

Now it is the child's option- I think.