Three of my kids are in Suzuki violin. DS 10 is on his 6th year, DD 6 on her 3rd year, and DS 5 quit after only 6 months smile

We've had our share of battles during practice. Since I also took lessons from the same teacher and I was always there during their lessons, the battles have become less and less frequent. My kids have seen that they were able to learn new songs much faster since I was able to help.

I came across this website about the difference in nurturing and pushing:
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/nurturinggiftsandtalents/i/nurture_push.htm

and when nurturing turns into pushing:
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/nurturinggiftsandtalents/qt/pushing.htm