DD1 has just started private violin lessons at age 7.5 (September birthday, School Year 2). Her younger brother is 5, almost 6 (School Year 1) and is very keen to learn the violin too. I would happily start him off with lessons from, say, September, but I am worried this is unfair to DD1 as he will be starting at a younger age than she was. Also, it might make it feel less "special" for her. However, I don't want to disadvantage my son by delaying his lessons when he seems clearly ready to learn. Help please! I am an only child myself, so I am quite new to sibling politics... The difficulty really is that DC2 is almost 2 yrs younger than DD1, but there is only one school year between them so he does generally get opportunities at a slightly younger age than she did. I also have a 3-Y-O but she is not currently in this equation.
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jem1980 · 20/05/2014 13:38
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