Kids Music

“7 Ways To Raise A Resilient Child”

August 9, 2017 By Growing Sound

Parents Magazine recently published a fantastic article titled “7 Ways To Raise A Resilient Child” by Catherine Newman. Ms. Newman touched on so many key points that are spot on in regards to the work we have been doing at Growing Sound for 10 years. Stand By, Step In-But Don’t Take Over, Encourage a Growth [Read More…]

Filed Under: Character Science, Consumer Products, Education, Educational Research, Music Tagged With: Child Development, Children, Childrens Music, Education, Educational Music, Growing Sound, growingsound, Growth Mindset, Kids Music, Kids Music Award, Music and Learning, Parent, Parenting, Parents, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs of Resilience

Introducing New Music Project for Foster and Adoption Families

December 19, 2016 By Growing Sound

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Music Project for Foster/Adoption Families Covington, KY, December 15, 2016-GROWING SOUND, an award winning children’s music publisher that creates songs based on the latest research in social and emotional development is pleased to announce the release of their newest music CD: MY HAND IN YOUR HAND: Songs for Families Who Reach [Read More…]

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Tips For Making Transitions Easier For Children

August 18, 2016 By Growing Sound

Our thanks to River City News, and our own parent organization (Children, Inc.), for sharing these great tips for making back to school transitions easier for children. We LOVE that they included our song, “I Keep A Kiss In My Pocket” in this article. This song promote healthy attachment, one of the 3 protective factors [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research Tagged With: Attachment, Back To School, Child Development, Children, Children Inc., Childrens Music, Cincinnati, David Kisor, Education, Educational Music, Growing Sound, Kids Music, Music and Learning, Northern Ky, Parenting, Parents, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Transitioning

What Changes When A School Embraces Mindfulness?

July 22, 2016 By Growing Sound

This is an article we found interesting in regards to implementing the MINDUP Curriculum into the classroom. Researchers are continuing to see proven examples of how academic performance improves when mindfulness strategies are used. Although the research conducted in this article was on older children, we see mindfulness strategies used in the early childhood classroom [Read More…]

Filed Under: Educational Research, Music Tagged With: Child Development, Childrens Music, Educational Music, Growing Sound, growingsound, Kids Music, Mindfulness, Mindshift, MindUp, Music in the Classroom, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs for the Classroom

Why Young Kids Learn Through Movement

May 25, 2016 By Growing Sound

One of our most popular trainings presented by David Kisor is our training titled “Building Social and Emotional Awareness Through Music and Movement”. This is why we were thrilled to read this recent article published by TheAtlantic.com website written by Lara N. Dotson-Renta. The author makes many points relative to the same things GROWING SOUND [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research, Music Tagged With: Child Development, Childrens Music, David Kisor, Educational Music, Growing Sound, Kids Music, Learning Thru play, Movement, Movement and Play, Music and Movement, Preschool, Social & Emotional Learning

Teaching Kindness Boosts Preschoolers Achievement

April 12, 2016 By Growing Sound

Teaching Kindness, Minfulness, Caring and Empathy have always been important skills incorporated into GROWING SOUND lyrics written by David Kisor in promoting social-emotional learning. And now, new research shows us that teaching these skills can also boost achievement; once again helping children to become ready for school and ready for life. Check out this excellent [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research, Music Tagged With: Child Development, Childrens Music, David Kisor, Education, Educational Music, Growing Sound, growingsound, Kids Music, Kindness, Mindfulness, Music and Learning, Music for Teachers, Music in the Classroom, Preschool, Self-control, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs for the Classroom

Preschoolers and Praise

February 17, 2016 By Growing Sound

“Preschool children are in the early stages of developing their self concept — their mental picture of who they are, what they can do, and who they are capable of becoming. During this pivotal time, the language parents and educators use with preschoolers — particularly when they face challenges or struggle to learn new skills [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research Tagged With: Child Development, David Kisor, Demi Mays, Dr Carol Dweck, Education, Educational Music, Growing Sound, Growth Mindset, Kids Music, Mindshift, Music and Learning, Music in the Classroom, Preschool, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional

Announcing an exciting new partnership!

January 14, 2016 By Growing Sound

Growing Sound is excited to announce a brand new partnership with KANDOO Kids, a consumer brand marketed by Nehemiah Manufacturing Co. KANDOO Kids creates personal care products for toddlers and developing preschoolers. Their current campaign offers 3 GROWING SOUND songs available on a digital download card in specially marked packages of KANDOO Wipes (available at [Read More…]

Filed Under: Consumer Products, Music, News Tagged With: Children, Childrens Music, Cincinnati, Consumer Product Awards, Empowering Children, Growing Sound, Kandoo Kids, Kids Music, Music Licensing, Nehemiah Manufacturing, OH, Parent/Child Relationships, Parenting, Parents, Personal Care Products, Preschool, Social and Emotional, Target, Toddler, Toddler wipes

Fights With Friends: Help Your Child Learn To Resolve Conflicts

January 4, 2016 By Growing Sound

PBS Parents recently posted a great article in their Expert Tips and Advice Area about how to help your children to learn conflict resolution. Many of those conflicts involve their very own friends! The article was written by Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD. At Growing Sound we support this research with our BEFORE THE BULLYING Initiative and [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research, Music Tagged With: bullying prevention, Character Building, Childrens Music, Educational Music, Growing Sound, Kids Music, Music and Learning, Parenting, Parents, PBS Parents, Self-control, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs for the Classroom

How to Raise A Resilient Kid

December 4, 2015 By Growing Sound

HUFF POST PARENTS just published a great article titled ‘HOW TO RAISE A RESILIENT KID” by Lorraine Allen once again validating the work we do here at GROWING SOUND. Everything we do stems from the latest research in social-emotional development including Resilience Theory. Allen’s article goes on to mention “If we give our kids the [Read More…]

Filed Under: Education, Educational Research, Music, News Tagged With: Childrens Music, David Kisor, Education, Educational Music, Engagement, Growing Sound, growingsound, HuffPost Parents, Kids Music, resilience, Social & Emotional Learning, Social and Emotional, Songs for the Classroom