Some kids have a natural ability, some take patience and some take forever.

My 10 year old has his own trainer. After 20+ flights, he can fly for several minutes without having to be saved. At first it was closer to 5 seconds. My 12 year old daughter picked up circular flight fairly fast after a few minutes on the sim at the LHS. She flew for 5-10 minutes on her first flight without having to be saved.

At our field we usually have 2 people work with kids. One to watch plane one to instruct child. Works great.

Del