This article is reprinted from The Professional Skier.
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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. Teaching children to ski and snowboard is an ongoing process that requires more focused practice than students can get through weekly lessons over the course of the season. If you are a children's instructor, you have a valuable opportunity to train parents to be mileage coaches who serve an active role in their child's learning process. With a little effort, parents who ski and snowboard with their children can become your unseen assistants. The first step in grooming parents to become mileage coaches is to establish a learning partnership between you, the child, and his or her parents.