Okay I lost it with Ds whilst practising piano (shouted at him which I very rarely do). He is 5 and gets side tracked easily. He will say oh look at this song/tune etc which is further on in the book. I am a bit obsessive in personality (eg do set number of songs set number of times through..) and think I have done my good mother bit if I do this each day (and I stay with him whilst he does it). The fact is I find the practice boring but we don't have much money and his lessons aren't cheap so he should practise. Does anyone else find listening to their child tedious, is there any way to overcome the boredom?