

I’d say in our case something I missed was acknowledgement and concern over others emotions. Eva Longoria may have not been an Oscar nominee on Sunday, but she really stole the show in her bejeweled Zuhair Murad gown. Now having our second child (NT), I look back a bit. The Parenting Hub would love to hear from you. That’s when I noticed preferred play, intense focus/attachment to one activity or object, difficulty transitioning, and discomfort during circle time including music and everyone being in 1 space. Subsequently, they allow themselves more patience to appreciate a variety of music genres. For example, the children no longer bark out, “Change it! I don’t like this song!” Now they start to ask each other, “Evie, why do you like this song?” From there they learn a little more about each other and develop some compassion for one’s preferences in music. You could even make this Coco song a duet with your partner or kids. Un Poco Loco Because sometimes your kids can drive you a little crazy. Instead of me feeling like I needed to referee the song choice, I would guide them in starting dialogue about music. This song isn’t as prominent as Wheels on the Bus and gives you the opportunity as a parent to explain to your kids what the heck a beluga is. I started to use conversations about music to model for my children ways to understand each other. The first known recording of the song was in 1927 by Sandhills Sixteen. ' The song was originally called 'Levee Song' and first appeared in a book called Carmina Princetonia, published by Princeton University in 1894. It was in these small conversations about songs that I learned a little more about how my kids respond to music. One of the most popular work songs that kids learn in grade school is the folk song' I've Been Working on the Railroad. My eldest daughter tended to choose songs that were showcased in commercials from Target, like songs by Meghan Trainor. I didn’t know all this time she was thinking about my feelings for grieving whenever she heard those songs. My younger daughter picked out a lot Creedence Clearwater Revival, surprisingly because, “.these songs remind you of Grandpa.” A little background information, my father passed away almost 8 years ago and she’s been paying attention to every time a song reminded me of him. My son told me he liked Marky Mark’s, “Good Vibrations” because he remembered he was the actor from Transformers 4 and 5. Everytime they chose a song I wasn’t sure about I asked them, “What is it about this song that you like?” Their answers were genuine. I sat down with each of my kids to develop their own playlist and I learned a lot about their personalities. It’s actually pretty funny to listen to their debate on whether or not to skip. So using songs for memory work is something we do all the time. Once they’ve used all of their skips they have to stomach through mom’s music. I think she can learn just about anything if we set it to a tune. One of my go-to rules is that as a group, the kids have two skips meaning as a consensus they can decide to skip up to two songs. Giving children tools to work through tough situations (anger. Of course, this took a lot of work on my part to have them be a part of selecting music for playlists. Do you ever associate particular songs with specific memories or times in your life.

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Over time I figured out ways to learn how to compromise the music selection with my children. I know for sure that if Adele comes on we will all be belting out “Hello, from the other side!” Unfortunately, if anything 80s starts playing I know only two out of the three will start singing along and one frowny face will be staring at me through my rearview mirror. The same scene can happen the second I get in the car with my kids. The DJ could either get a party going with the right jam or divide the sea with a downer. Think back to those parties or dances you might have attended as a teenager. Music has the power to literally bring people together or drive them apart them. I think the majority of parents can relate to falling under the spell of “Baby Shark, Do, Do, Do, Do!” (It’s already stuck in your head, huh?) I have to admit depending on the context, the sound of that song will either get me dancing or cause the hair on the back of my neck to stand up. Music can be infectious and change the mood of any situation.

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