Practicing is just as mental as it is physical.

You read that correctly.  While I do have a chart of recommended amounts of daily practice time on my studio policies page, that’s just a basic guideline.  Because it’s not so much about the quantity as the quality.  Well, ok, if you don’t put in the quantity, you...

My kids don’t want to practice!

I hear this so much.  Honestly, I hated practicing as a kid, too.  I didn’t start to enjoy practicing until I learned how to do it well; I didn’t start to enjoy practicing until I started having flow experiences (when you lose track of time...