Friday, November 18, 2011
Conversations With Your Baby
Did you know? Positive "serve & return" interactions with your child give her the foundation for future success, such as reading. http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6ygelrcab&et=1108226539584&s=100663&e=0015priePe54uNNNt8l8EtNab-HzC2tnGKaMT2rVaxsKqK0_NWvBsw26j7JNsUwNPYF3Z0G0YcQIU1UtEDEOKac-zQr4wm-6IHV6seMER7hyQc8cK2ZrGrImMUiokQKnl3oXS-GiT2R3NoUuiux6XTgLwOyV307JBKpYt7sE8B-ocB1rhuWZjI8oyAxeDEkDc3s6RbS1mAEFtiRoPtCuTi8CrbObKd_yL0iIeSXCShYMZ4=
Sunday, November 6, 2011
New Kindermusik Village Class!
MUSIC MOVES US!
Music inspires us to move, and the result for your baby is a movement/language/brain-building connection. Be inspired to move your baby, to explore sounds and textures, cause and effect in our new class, feathers.
Newborn – 18 months
Tuition $80. Materials $35 8-week sessions
Mondays: Nov 7 – Jan 9 9:30 – 10:15
Thursdays: Nov 3 – Jan 12 9:30 – 10:15
Call or e-mail to join! http://www.kindermusikfun.com/
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Learning Through Dance
You waited for him to take his first step. You documented, celebrated and posted on Facebook when the big event occurred. Now he is 2, and can't be stopped! He isn't just walking, he's running, jumping (or trying to), kicking, and is generally busy finding every possible way his body will move.
Activities like the Keel Row dance are tailor made for your little mover. Dancing provides opportunities to try out the new moves and gain confidence with them, while also hearing a steady beat, helping him be aware of his body and the bodies of others around him, and is a great time to socially and emotionally engage with friends and parents.
So warm up that CD player at home and encourage your toddler to try out his jumping feet --- can't wait to see what the next class will bring!
Activities like the Keel Row dance are tailor made for your little mover. Dancing provides opportunities to try out the new moves and gain confidence with them, while also hearing a steady beat, helping him be aware of his body and the bodies of others around him, and is a great time to socially and emotionally engage with friends and parents.
So warm up that CD player at home and encourage your toddler to try out his jumping feet --- can't wait to see what the next class will bring!
Learning Through Rhythm
Right from the start, your baby's brain is wired to scan her world for patterns. Even in utero, babies can distinguish and respond to different phonemes (vowel and consonant sounds) and can tell the difference between one language and another!
Rhythmic activity provides recognizable, predictable and patterned info for your baby to process, as we do in activities like 1,2, Tie My Shoe and Boom-pa-pa.
Steady beat activities also stimulate the frontal lobe of the brain, which is responsible for language development., and helps in sports activities, like learning to bounce a ball. And who would guess that steady beat experiences would aid in cutting with scissors!
So stick in the Do-si-Do CD, and keep up that drumming, rhyming and dancing at home!
Rhythmic activity provides recognizable, predictable and patterned info for your baby to process, as we do in activities like 1,2, Tie My Shoe and Boom-pa-pa.
Steady beat activities also stimulate the frontal lobe of the brain, which is responsible for language development., and helps in sports activities, like learning to bounce a ball. And who would guess that steady beat experiences would aid in cutting with scissors!
So stick in the Do-si-Do CD, and keep up that drumming, rhyming and dancing at home!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Understanding Your Child: Introverts and Extroverts
This post originally appeared on the blog for Studio 3 Music in Seattle, WA.
Did you know that your child will learn best when his brain is happy? Each person has a unique brain that functions most effectively under specific circumstances. Julie Anderson’s book [The Introvert Advantage] explains that the brain has learning preferences.
Some brains prefer to take in information through the eyes (visual learners), some through the ears (auditory learners), others through the senses (kinesthetic learners). Extroversion and Introversion, according to Julie Anderson, is not about whether a child is outgoing or not. These terms describe how much stimulation a child’s brain needs for optimal brain function.
Does the child’s brain needs a lot (extroversion) or a little (introversion) stimulation in order to be happiest? An extroverted child is described as having a “sleepy brain.” This child requires outside stimulation to keep synapses firing. He or she will seek out such stimulation, often by gravitating toward social situations. People cause a lot of stimulating sounds, sights and action! An extroverted child need not be the life of the party. But the extroverted child chooses to be at the party and gains energy from it. Also, extroverts may gravitate towards higher risk sports than introverts because of the stimulation of competition and/or team play. Extroverted babies often take shorter naps. They want to be held, played with and entertained.
An introverted child has a brain that is naturally self-stimulating. Their brains are active so introverts can be overwhelmed with too much external stimuli. They may have less tolerance for, or even avoid, places with a lot of noise, people or activity. Introverts often prefer to work or play in quiet places. They may choose more low stimulation competitive activities like chess, versus football. Introverted babies don’t like to be held a lot. They prefer quieter home life. When exposed to noisy places for too long, they become more agitated.
Julie explains that on a scale with extreme extroversion on one end and extreme introversion on the other, the extreme extrovert would like to be stimulated 12-14 hours of his or her awake time. The extreme introvert, on the other hand, would naturally be happy to be alone 12-14 hours of the same day. The child who is equally extroverted and introverted, called an ambivert, is one whose brain is happiest with equal amounts of alone time and stimulation time.
Julie’s book helped me understand the brain science of extroversion and introversion. My brain happens to be a sleepy one. Now I know why my favorite study spot was not the library, but the cafeteria! And in this phase of life, the busy coffee shop is my favorite, productive work space.
My husband, on the other hand, has a self-stimulating brain. His favorite study spot in college was the quietest place he could find. Now I understand why he loves to spend hours outside in the quiet of nature. The peaceful environment allows his fertile brain, whose synapses are constantly firing with his own thinking, to be the most productive and happy. Many artists, writers and other creative people, including my husband, are introverts.
Special thanks to Studio 3 Music for allowing us to share this great post from the Studio 3 Music blog. Studio 3 Music in Seattle, Washington, the world’s largest Kindermusik program.
Did you know that your child will learn best when his brain is happy? Each person has a unique brain that functions most effectively under specific circumstances. Julie Anderson’s book [The Introvert Advantage] explains that the brain has learning preferences.
Some brains prefer to take in information through the eyes (visual learners), some through the ears (auditory learners), others through the senses (kinesthetic learners). Extroversion and Introversion, according to Julie Anderson, is not about whether a child is outgoing or not. These terms describe how much stimulation a child’s brain needs for optimal brain function.
Does the child’s brain needs a lot (extroversion) or a little (introversion) stimulation in order to be happiest? An extroverted child is described as having a “sleepy brain.” This child requires outside stimulation to keep synapses firing. He or she will seek out such stimulation, often by gravitating toward social situations. People cause a lot of stimulating sounds, sights and action! An extroverted child need not be the life of the party. But the extroverted child chooses to be at the party and gains energy from it. Also, extroverts may gravitate towards higher risk sports than introverts because of the stimulation of competition and/or team play. Extroverted babies often take shorter naps. They want to be held, played with and entertained.
An introverted child has a brain that is naturally self-stimulating. Their brains are active so introverts can be overwhelmed with too much external stimuli. They may have less tolerance for, or even avoid, places with a lot of noise, people or activity. Introverts often prefer to work or play in quiet places. They may choose more low stimulation competitive activities like chess, versus football. Introverted babies don’t like to be held a lot. They prefer quieter home life. When exposed to noisy places for too long, they become more agitated.
Julie explains that on a scale with extreme extroversion on one end and extreme introversion on the other, the extreme extrovert would like to be stimulated 12-14 hours of his or her awake time. The extreme introvert, on the other hand, would naturally be happy to be alone 12-14 hours of the same day. The child who is equally extroverted and introverted, called an ambivert, is one whose brain is happiest with equal amounts of alone time and stimulation time.
Julie’s book helped me understand the brain science of extroversion and introversion. My brain happens to be a sleepy one. Now I know why my favorite study spot was not the library, but the cafeteria! And in this phase of life, the busy coffee shop is my favorite, productive work space.
My husband, on the other hand, has a self-stimulating brain. His favorite study spot in college was the quietest place he could find. Now I understand why he loves to spend hours outside in the quiet of nature. The peaceful environment allows his fertile brain, whose synapses are constantly firing with his own thinking, to be the most productive and happy. Many artists, writers and other creative people, including my husband, are introverts.
Special thanks to Studio 3 Music for allowing us to share this great post from the Studio 3 Music blog. Studio 3 Music in Seattle, Washington, the world’s largest Kindermusik program.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Kindermusik: The place to...
Build attention through listening skills,
increase body awareness and physical fitness,
develop fine and gross motor skills,
encourage s p a t i a l awareness,
nurture social and emotional development,
stimulate language development,
promote organizational skills,
provide special one-on-one time for parents and caregivers,
give families great activities, skills and ideas to use at home.
increase body awareness and physical fitness,
develop fine and gross motor skills,
encourage s p a t i a l awareness,
nurture social and emotional development,
stimulate language development,
promote organizational skills,
provide special one-on-one time for parents and caregivers,
give families great activities, skills and ideas to use at home.
Nowhere else is learning this much FUN!
Classes start this week!
Register at http://www.kindermusikfun.com/
or call 834.1623
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Kindermusik Demo Day
Bring your baby, toddler, or young child to Kindermusik's Demo Day, Monday, August 29.
Babies newborn - 1 1/2 years 9:30 - 10:15
Toddlers and kids 1 1/2 - 3 years 10:30 - 11:00
It's free, but let me know you're coming: billroz89@aol.com.
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