I was a Suzuki mother sharing the Mother Tongue method with my five year old.  I was a Suzuki mom before I was a Suzuki teacher.  For seven years I spent time with my daughter each day playing the violin.  I played the cassette tape every day.  I got the violin out of the case, tuned it and rosined the bow.  I had ideas of games to play to determine which review songs to play first, and I had rewards built in too.  I realized that by being hands on before and during each lesson that she usually came to join me quickly instead of balking at the idea of playing.  25 years later, we still both have great memories of the time we spent together, just the two of us, after I got home from work each day.