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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Just came back to read the comments and many thanks everyone!  There are some really helpful ideas/suggestions here, and also it's nice to hear that this is fairly normal.  To answer some questions, she doesn't play in a group, just private lessons, with recitals twice a year.  Her teacher wants her to practice 30-40 minutes five days a week.  She does get an allowance so we might try the idea of having her contribute to the lessons!  We already sort of do that with our older child (12), who also takes lessons (different instrument--and who BTW also doesn't love practice but who whines/complains/delays far less than DD), since he constantly is late and the lessons therefore lose time--he pays for every minute missed because of his actions.  Her teacher has already talked with her about how exactly  to practice but maybe I'll ask her to do so again.

I guess I'll hold off on stopping the lessons for now.  Thanks again, and I will come back later in case there are any other comments/replies!

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I'm one of the pp's who recommended 15 minute practice sessions. 30-40 minutes can feel HUGE to a kid or an adult. But 15 minutes can feel like something they can fit in. I've found that my child is more likely to practice 45 minutes, as requested by her teacher, if I just require 15 minutes. Some weeks, that 15 minutes/4x week is all that's ever met. But more often than not, that 15 minutes turns into 20 or 30 or even 45. It was getting her into the routine of practice that was the hardest hurdle.[/quote]

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