“Hello, everybody! So glad to see you. Hello, everybody. We’re so glad to see you!” sang Miss Leigh, our Music Together instructor who engaged both parents and toddlers in song, dance, and music making once a week in my son’s early years. And from that singular experience emerged life-long friendships and a next generation family …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: building family connectedness, cooperation with routines, Creating a calm home, Dealing with emotions, Family music making, increasing social awareness, joyful family, Kids and music, Managing anxiety, Music, Music and self-control, music impact on children, Parenting with music, promoting social and emotional skills, Social and Emotional Development, teaching self-control through music
Extracurricular activities – whether before school or after school or in the community – are implicitly optional. They are, as the word implies – “extra” – in addition to school. As a parent, the choices can be freeing and helpful or confusing and challenging and perhaps, a little of both. And to add to the complexity, our …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: After school programs, Before school programs, children's interests, Children's safety, Choices, Competence, Cooperation, Extracurricular activities, Free time, Music, Quiet Time, Social and Emotional Skills, Sports, Teams
