This my oldest child- so it's all uncharted territory for me. The thing that I wonder is this: If my son is a pretty good baseball player, loves playing it and talks about "one day when I'm in the big leagues" (as we all did at that age)- do I owe it to him to help him as much as possible with things like pitching and hitting mechanics? I know that bad habits are really tough to break.... or, just throw a nugget or two out there, leave him alone about it and let him have fun, and worry about later when it comes?
I don't want to live vicariously through my children, but as parents, we all want to help our kids as much as possible.
Right now, I'm not suggesting practice to him. We only do it when he comes to me and asks, or when he has team practice. I don't want to burn him out.