That is why I gave you a 10

Recently, several families completed evaluations of their Kindermusik experience with Music Connections.  I LOVED what they had to say – it warms my heart and makes it even more worthwhile to do what I love. The comments in this posting will be parents who have responded to the Kindermusik for the Young Child program.  I will start with [...]

My Dream of Motherhood

It’s a serious predicament when a woman strongly desires to have children, yet her husband, the desired father wants NO part of it.  Since this occurred with both MY parents, and my father’s parents, I suspect it is far more common than I felt at the time.  But, it is interesting to learn how each [...]

My Own Version of THE BIG CHILL kitchen scene

In the movie, THE BIG CHILL, family and friends gather at one person’s home to attend a funeral and  reminisce about a friend who just passed away.  Well, no one in my family has passed away, but in the last few weeks, we’ve gathered by the bunches, both here and in Texas, to share the burdens of some of [...]

Revisiting Potty Training techniques with Music, etc.

Due to further requests on this topic, I have extended the discussion.  You may find the next posting to be a great introduction to why I think music works.  These are two examples of how this might work. For my daughter, Cora, the real “hang up” for using the toilet was her “choosing” when to [...]

Total “Momsense”

THIS is hilarious!  I love the way it fits SOOO perfect with the classical music “The Ride of the Valkaries”.   This video is what got me motivated to learn how to include “YouTube” videos in my postings.  I have also added videos to the Village post and the Young Child post.  Check it OUT!  This [...]

Parents LOVE Kindermusik

At the end of each semester, we request evaluations about the program to help us understand our strengths and areas that need improvement.  This semester, Tammi Haas responded with the following comments.  Tammi has gone through Kindermusik in Winter Haven with both her daughter Emily and her older son, Robby. I have been attending Kindermusik classes in Winter [...]

STOPPING is FUN vs. Redirecting Innappropriate Behavior

“STOPPING” is FUN! Remember that we want to build the idea that stopping can be a wonderfully fun thing. Use the sign for “stop” (as shown in class), as well as the word, as part of your movement activities to indicate the time to stop moving.  It is really fun to watch the toddlers catch [...]

Helping children follow instructions

As a parent, I try very hard to set my children up for success.  This is especially difficult when I want them to do something that I know they might not want to do at the time.  Several families have asked me about this lately, AND I have found an excellent resource lately, so I wanted [...]

Playing with songs and words for fun and learning!

In many of our classes, we are focusing on vocal play – an extremely beneficial and FUN way to help children develop better articulation and build awareness of phonemes, or rather pieces/parts of words.  I just wanted to share how much fun Cora and I are having with the song “Shake Hands Everyone” from the Our [...]

Potty Training Success with Kindermusik

One of the mom’s attending the Village program came into class bursting with excitement.  “I just gotta tell you how Kindermusik helped my daughter go potty!”  Here’s her story. “I’ve been introducing Grace (19 months) to the potty for the past 3 weeks now and I have her sit on it about 3x a day to [...]