To all the parents in my studio... Thank you for the following:
1.) Thank you for your dedication to your children.
2.) Thank you for taking the time to bring them to lessons and learn alongside your child.
3.) Thank you for your patience as your children learns HOW to learn.
4.) Thank you for your patience as your children learn how to self-regulate (that one is NOT easy and takes a lot of forgiveness and patience to make it through...but don't you think it's SO worth it?)
5.) Thank you for investing in your child's creativity.
6.) Thank you for building stronger neural connections in their developing brains.
7.) Thank you for giving your child an experience like none other and a voice of their own.
Being a Suzuki parent is not always a cup of tea, but when you see the smile on your child's face after working on a particular technique so long that they almost give up, but continue instead.... THAT is the sweet, sweet honey that goes into the cup of tea!!!
It's not easy keeping the bigger picture in mind, when you're trying to get your child to play one more repetition of a Twinkle, while they huff and puff and attempt to distract you with everything in their power, in order to avoid doing it... If you cave to this, you are teaching them that they can give up on something difficult just because, well... it's difficult! What an awesome life lesson to learn young, that sometimes, we just have to stick with something until we can do it.
Einstein failed math= Einstein discovered the Theory of Relativity. I wonder how many hours he put into that....
Thomas Edison created 10,000 light bulbs before he got one to work.... I wonder how many days he worked on that for....
In the meantime, here is an awesome resource for you to check out. It's a discussion board specifically for Suzuki parents, Rookies & veterans alike!
https://suzukiassociation.org/discuss/parents/
Happy Practicing,
Ms. Leilah
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