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I am a firm believer, @Michelle-PSL, that “Balance” is what you accomplish at the instant before you fall of the log. Careful, it is just as scary as picking up a guitar for the first time.
Oh, and as for fear of painful fingers, when I restarted this last time (2 plus years ago now) I had forgotten about caluses and how they are formed, and it was the progress on that front that actually got be revved up to play more. So, during you balance time, maybe he would listen and pick up the electric to accompany you on something he would like yo to play? (Worked for my daughter when she visited to get her to apply her lovely singing voice.)