5 Ways to Stay Connected as Your Children Grow
A familiar scene: your toddler clings to you, unsure of this new Kindermusik classroom environment. Then they excitedly leave your arms to engage with the activities, only to return to you…
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303 articles on music, childhood development, and family connection, gathered from the studio's public archive.
Why Toddler Music Lessons Aren’t the Best Idea
Stressing about whether or not toddler music lessons are worth it? They’re not and here’s why… Have you ever heard “my son started playing piano at age 2,” or “my daughter picked up her…
Read ArticleYou Are Welcome Here
Here at Song of the Heart Studios it is our mission to be the place where hearts sing and children flourish. We hold values that guide everything we do as we bring an exemplary Kindermusik…
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How Imaginary Friends Help COVID-Era Kids
Does your child have imaginary friends? Wondering if it’s a positive or a negative phase? Let me tell you a story… My mother grew up in a small southern US town in the 1940s, when polio was…
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Rainbow Connection
Hopefully you’ve enjoyed our Rainbow Connection Week here at Song of the Heart Studios. Did you jump into your at home Parent Guides for the first time this past week? Or did you joyfully…
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Process, Not Performance
Hopefully you saw that wonderful feedback we received from one of you Heartie parents this week. If not, here it is: This comment brings focus to one of our core tenets as early childhood…
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5 Ways to to Encourage Optimal Brain Development in Babies and Toddlers – Sarah Ockwell Smith 1. Hug them lots! The best way to help to support your child’s development is to be responsive…
Read ArticlePlayfulness Breeds Connection
We know from research that CONNECTION with your children is a mandatory prerequisite for their cooperation. Not only that, but it brings fulfillment and happiness as you and your child get…
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Any parent who has had a toddler knows the power of a tantrum. Not only does it completely overwhelm your child’s body, it makes them irascible and unresponsive to any solutions to their…
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