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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the constructive ideas. I'm not "subjecting" her to this. It's her idea. She wants to perform for strangers. If those strangers decide they don't want to hear her, they can move on. Why am I "subjecting" anyone to anything? I'm just asking where you've seen busking. Thanks![/quote]

Busking is not going to give her an opportunity to sing to strangers, it’ll give her an opportunity to be completely ignored by strangers. My kid would be deeply disappointed and hurt if that happened. I couldn’t fathom setting her up for that.

If what she wants is an audience, pursue any of the suggestions above that include audiences for young children (choir, theater, etc).  [/quote]

I’m the PP who let her 7yo kid perform in a corner of the airport, after months of busking talk. It rid him of the delusion that he is amazing and I’m totally fine with that. Being ignored is good imo. American kids these days think they are the center of everyone’s universe and they have delusions that they are actually special.

Band being completely ignored by strangers did not crush him. It was disappointing sure, but a good reality check. Disappointment (aka reality) is actually a welcome thing in this day and age in our circles. This morning he got up and practiced his instrument for 20 minutes before school and will probably come home and practice some more. Realizing that  skill doesn’t come so easily has been great for him. [/quote]

The situation you described sounds very different from what the OP seems to be suggesting, which is offering busking to her child as a way to perform for an audience, which is what her child is asking to do. OP’s idea sounds like setting the kid up for disappointment.

Your kid wanted to busk and you provided a way for him to experience a version of that. It was disappointing, and he learned from it. Everyone wins. [/quote]

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