Farkas Bolyai always wanted his son to be a mathematician, and he brought him up with this in mind. One might suppose that this would mean that János's education was put first in the Bolyai household, but this was not so for Farkas believed that a sound mind could only achieve great things if it was in a sound healthy body, so in his early years most attention was paid to János's physical development.
Isa maaaring ipagpalagay na ito ay nangangahulugan na János ng edukasyon ay ilagay muna sa Bolyai sambahayan, ngunit ito ay hindi para sa Farkas sumampalataya na ang isang tunog isip lamang ay makamit ang magandang bagay kung ito ay sa isang tunog malusog na katawan, kaya't sa kanyang unang bahagi ng taon na pinaka - ng pansin ay binayaran sa János ng pisikal na pag-unlad.