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After a further 2 years (my daughter is 8 now) since asking this question I can answer what we did.
We persisted. For about a year, because the lessons weren't going well with me, my partner took over the lessons.
I then read the book behind the Suzuki method - "Nurtured by Love" by Shinichi Suzuki. It is one of the most fantastic books I've read ...
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Children go through a developmental phase, around three or so, of asking "why". They do grow out of that - and four is a reasonable time to expect that - so it's not surprising your daughter stopped asking "why".
Part of the reason for that phase is that they don't have the vocabulary to really say what they mean; what they mean is, let'...
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