Thank you for the advice. Practice is obviously the key here. I've found the YouTube lessons and they look helpful. I have small hands and steel string guitars have narrower necks I believe. I also prefer the sound of a steel string acoustic guitar to a classical guitar. I do have another guitar, I think it is also a classical guitar but it needs some repairs; however its neck is narrower and I prefer its sound. I have just collected my classical guitar from the shop and will get the other one repaired. For now at least I have a guitar to take to classes and practise on.