I'm gonna take a slightly different tack here.
I used to teach kids,10 and up. Mom and dad go out and spend $50 on a crappy used guitar and think they are doing the kid a favor. Some of em were so bad, I took them and put on some light guage electric strings, just so they could get past the struggle. Yea, they sound like crap, but what's worse, sounding like crap or feeling like crap. Usually 6 months or so did the trick, and they got where I wanted them to be, without having to introduce short cuts. Just my particular method, take it with a grain of salt.
Good Luck


Peace,
Steve

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