First of all you must know Alin is very passionate about piano. He's been playing the keys all day long for more than a year... And somehow he's quite possessive with it... If I'm at the piano he jumps in too... and his younger brother... well... "he's not aloud to play"
And in a way "I got sick and tired" of listening his playing, at least he can play something meaningful
and I told him that...
I always ask him if he wants to play Guess Key ("Do you want to help the dwarf with the fruits so he'll pay you with money? Mom will give you - a treat - if you make more that the last time and one more if you beat your record". Well, something like that. He plays anyway) or Gentle Piano ("Do you want to play a song on your own?"). I always ask which hand he prefers. And his hand shows me in an instant, before his mouth does it
hellene wrote: Andrea, you are generous! I would pay with butterflies and it takes 10 to get a sticker!
I do this because stickers are not so important for him...
The first few days he wanted to have stickers to stick them on his clothes, or on our clothes, to stick them to anything and everything
After a week or so they didn't show much interest...
hellene wrote: Candy???? Are dentists cheap in your place? Well, I am happy to see the progress! Keep it up!
Though dentists ARE cheap in my country, candies are very very rare treats in the house. In four years he got only 4 little bags in total , and most of them jelly... We prefer fruits and home made sweets or sweets less aggressive to teeth
So when I say he can get something sweet it means it's really something!
Still, in his view, the pleasure of playing piano surpasses the treats received... and I believe I have to be very inventive to reward him, his view on "life" is different than what I've seen in kids...
hellene wrote: I wrote it for you privately.
Yes, I'll do as you suggested, thank you!
hellene wrote: I think, the more inspiration and believes in them we give them, the more they are capable of doing.
You are absolutely right! I've seen it in with my son mostly recently.
Maybe his progress will ask for another Skype session with you
Andrea