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Old 06-11-2008, 08:57 AM   #6
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Default Re: Daughter's Piano Exam

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Originally Posted by josie View Post
Thank you for your responses. So, I see the best thing to do is let her realise that if she needs help she'll have to come to me calmly and I should 'advise' her rather than 'tell' her.

It's my opinion that our kids need to learn these life lessons early on before adulthood when the consequences for bad decisions become much more severe. If she goes out into the world and screams and yells about someone helping her... do you think they are going to continue trying to help or just say "forget it!"
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