tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9369642.post8980027142648870643..comments2023-10-31T08:06:52.230-07:00Comments on Mommy Monsters Inc.: Tips for Helping Your Child Cope with StressHeidi Hess Saxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791510605285520649noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9369642.post-1931068725288993982008-06-04T06:12:00.000-07:002008-06-04T06:12:00.000-07:00Heidi,Thanks for a great column! My kids are big ...Heidi,<BR/>Thanks for a great column! My kids are big time musicians, but it's all through their own personal motivation. Now that Eric is 16, he says, "Mom, why didn't you FORCE me to take piano lessons when I was younger? I'd be so much better now!" - So persevere my dear, he will thank you for the gift when he's older! One thing that might help is buying him a small digital recorder so Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10873588106843395910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9369642.post-91547103461113451562008-06-02T18:20:00.000-07:002008-06-02T18:20:00.000-07:00We are a house full of musicians... the best pract...We are a house full of musicians... the best practice times were before school...YES, really! My kids always had a late bell time and "waited" for the bus by sitting on the piano bench for 15 minutes! It warmed up their brains for learning the rest of the day!<BR/><BR/>Then, of course, there was the "evening concert" (another 15 minutes) they played for me (from another room) while I prepared Pat Gohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449860276137795051noreply@blogger.com