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New Research: Multilingual Environments Linked to Better Communication Skills

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It turns out that young children who are exposed to more than one language from an early age not only gain significant advantages cognitively, but also in their ability to communicate. The most novel finding is that the children do not even have to be bilingual themselves; it is the exposure to more than one language that is the key for building effective social communication
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Dads of Kindermusik

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We love Kindermusik Dads for so many reasons. Sure, we could say we love Kindermusik dads because we know what the research says about the importance of fathers in the development of young children, such as: Preschoolers with actively involved fathers have stronger verbal skills. Even very young children who have experienced high father involvement show an increase in curiosity and problem-solving capacity. But, instead, we’d rather
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4 Ways to Use Music to Stop the “Are We There Yet?” traveling dilemma

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Whatever happened to spur-of-the-moment weekend getaways where you grabbed your overnight bag, a couple of outfits, and a great beach read before hitting the highway? Well, kids happened that’s what. Now, spur-of-the-moment getaways are more like “plan-months-ahead-to-locate-clean-diaper-changing-rest-stops-and-book-a-UHaul-to-lug-around-all-that-baby-stuff getaways.” Anyone else feel exhausted just thinking about it? And, let’s not even talk about planning a trip to Disney World with kids. Parents write entire dissertations
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Every Child Learns Music (If We Lived in a Perfect World)

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Making music, enjoying music, and learning through music all have a profound impact on a child, even before he or she is born.  Mothers have known this instinctively. Teachers have always drawn on the benefits of music.  Research and new technology continues to confirm it over and over again. That’s why for over 30 years, Kindermusik International has not only been recognized as being
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Why Should I Spend Money on a Toddler Music Class When We Can Just Listen to Music at Home?

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“I just don’t see the point of going to music class with my young child. I can sing and dance and listen to music with my little one at home so why should I enroll in a class?” We get that comment a lot and we GET it. Yes. Parents SHOULD “play music class” at home. We believe so strongly in the importance of
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Vestibular System: Finding the Right Balance

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For parents with young children, Life Balance is a mythical beast! A hammock gently swaying in a warm ocean breeze as you watch ships leave the harbor or the quiet creaking of a porch swing in the dappled afternoon sunlight can bring thoughts of a little Life Balance in an increasingly complex world. For parents of children under 2, however, the nursery glider moving
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A Song A Day May Keep the Doctor Away

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There are all kinds of articles and research out there touting the academic and cognitive benefits of music, but did you know that singing and making music can have significant health benefits as well? Our Top 7 Benefits of Singing and Making Music 1.  When we sing, we take in more oxygen and improve aerobic capacity. 2.  Singing in a group increases the heart
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Easy Activity for Teaching Social Studies through Music

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Understanding and accepting similarities and differences among people is the foundation of Social Studies skills in the early childhood years. Teaching social studies through the arts, including music education, increases children’s understanding and engagement and also gives voice to cultures that may not be reflected in the current classroom or community. Dancing the way to understanding cultures “Dancing along” with other families around the world, all
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Want to Teach Kids Empathy? Try Music.

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A new study recently found that children who simultaneously participate in a physically engaging, time-based activity feel more positively towards each and can experience greater empathy for one another. According to the lead author of the study, “[s]ynchrony is like a glue that brings people together — it’s a magical connector for people.” The word “synchrony” is key.  When people interact together in rhythm
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