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From: wjr@x.UUCP (Bill Richard)
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Subject: Re: How do I get my 6 yr old to practice piano
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Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 19:10:13 EDT
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Note:  This is STella Calvert, a guest on ...decvax!frog!wjr.  Flame me!

In article <2578@pegasus.UUCP> dsl@pegasus.UUCP (David S. Levine) writes:
>Practice, however, is a nightmare. Either she totally refuses to practice
>or she fools around and turns what should be a 20 minute practice session
>into a two hour ordeal.
>
>I would appreciate any ideas on how to motivate her to practice.
>
I am not a parent, so this may be a lousy idea.  However, have you considered
telling her she can ONLY practice for 30 minutes a day?  At least this
eliminates the two hour ordeal and related aversive conditioning.  If she's as
pig-headed as I was as a kid, it might result in her practicing for hours.

(It has been suggested that I haven't out-grown that pig-headedness....)

				STella Calvert
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