[LEAKYSEALS951]

It might not be a bad idea to get the guitar checked out and have it set up properly. Have some friends play it, see what they think. If it plays like a dog, then take it to a repairman and get it set up as good as it can be set up. It might already be set up fine, or as good as that guitar ever will be. Also- get your 5 year old's guitar checked out. Make sure it can stay in tune, etc.- for example, my dad gave my daughter a guitar which cannot stay in tune and all the frets are cut in the wrong place. It was a thoughtful gift. It is worthless as a musical instrument, but she likes to make noise on it, so what the heck- however, I would like to get her a guitar that can at least stay in tune, and where I can tune it to open chords (open d, open g, modal tunings) where all she would have to do it strum and it would sound good.

With my daughter (3 years old), she really likes certain kids songs. We also take her to a childrens music class where all the kids sing, and they give us CD's of children's music which she listens to in the car alot. When we are at home, I will pick out some of the tunes (wheels on the bus, abcd song, etc) and we have a blast. My wife, not so much.
I play a *****en rendition of twinkle twinkle little star btw....

Anyway, the point is to find the music you enjoy listening/ participating in together, and let that be your guide in determining where to go next in your education. The good news is my daughter enjoys the musical aspect of it- not the guitar riffs, tone, and intonation stuff I listen for- which makes it easy for me to just crank out some basic chords and we both have fun.

Let the music you/ both of you like be your guide.