Alison Curtis: Help! How do I get my daughter to practise her piano lessons?

Alison Curtis

A few days ago my daughter and I had an absolute meltdown, both of us, over piano practice. It was a battle of wills and really rather unpleasant.

So what does any good parent do? I took to Instagram to ask other parents for their advice, which I will share in a moment. We started piano lessons nearly two years ago when my daughter Joan was 7. It started out really well. She loved her teacher and the novelty of learning to play and she progressed really well.