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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG.  Please don’t force your 7 yr old to practice more than once per week.  What is wrong with you?[/quote]

I hope you're joking[/quote]

Of course I’m not.  Who in the right mind would force a 7 yr old to play violin every day- if they don’t want to.  Is this for their benefit or yours? [/quote]

Not OP. There's actually a whole gray area between forcing and a kid remembering, on their own, to pick up an instrument and practice for the appropriate length every day. There's the gentle reminder to spend time well. There's telling a kid that they asked for lessons so they actually do have to practice. There's sitting with a kid to help them stay on task when you know they intend to practice but, hey, they're 7 for goodness sakes!

DCUM wants to turn everything into a dichotemy between prodigies who beg to do their chosen activity and tiger parents who force kids into things, but most kids are just...kids. Many like the idea of music, or asked for lessons, but practice is a pain some days and they have to be encouraged to do it. Making sure they practice is not forcing - that's parenting.[/quote]

Yeah..and most 7 yr olds are not wanting to play violin daily[/quote]

Not Asians [/quote]

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