[ebruchez]

Kids have varying abilities and are receptive to different things at different ages depending on personality / ability. Mozart was playing piano concerts at 5 but the vast majority of kids wouldn't be able to do that no matter the environment. Some kids are calm and open to teaching and coaching very early and some are not. People who have experienced precocious abilities for themselves or their own children often assume that this is universal (or just a matter of great parenting) but I don't think it is.