diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java
index 5ec50b8b68..5730e5e282 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ package com.baeldung.scope.variable;
  */
 public class ChildVariable extends ParentVariable {
 
-    String instanceVariable = "parent variable";
+    String instanceVariable = "child variable";
+
+    public void printInstanceVariable() {
+        System.out.println(instanceVariable);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java
index 868a8a1acc..7f116b955e 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java
@@ -6,4 +6,8 @@ package com.baeldung.scope.variable;
 public class ParentVariable {
 
     String instanceVariable = "parent variable";
+
+    public void printInstanceVariable() {
+        System.out.println(instanceVariable);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java
index ac1e24db6d..1ad71bd966 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java
@@ -8,5 +8,11 @@ public class VariableHidingDemo {
         HideVariable variable = new HideVariable();
         variable.printLocalVariable();
         variable.printInstanceVariable();
+
+        ParentVariable parentVariable = new ParentVariable();
+        ParentVariable childVariable = new ChildVariable();
+
+        parentVariable.printInstanceVariable();
+        childVariable.printInstanceVariable();
     }
 }