How Music Can Help Foster Mindfulness In Children…

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 [Read More…]

Tips On How You Can Make the Most Out of Reading Aloud to Your Children…

Making the Most of Reading Aloud: Practical Strategies for Parents of Young Children is a terrific article recently published by PBS.org with an interesting study. Check out the full article [Read More…]

Building Children’s Perseverance and Intellectual Growth Through Music…

Perseverance is a key attribute for children’s intellectual growth and overall development. It is an essential trait that helps children overcome challenges, learn from their mistakes, and achieve success in [Read More…]

Social-Emotional Learning Is More Important Than Ever and Music Can Help…

Education Week recently published a great article by Peter DeWitt focusing (once again) on the importance of social-emotional learning. DeWitt had posted a previous article and was (or wasn’t) surprised [Read More…]

Creativity is the Skill of the Future and Our Imagination Generation Music Can Help!…

Forbes.com published a great article by Anna Powers identifying “Creativity” as the skill of the future. Powers looks at technology as a major driving force to our world today, but [Read More…]

Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event With Music…

Unfortunately, traumatic events happen every day, in every community. Children may often be experiencing confusion and hear more than we think. As caregivers we need to provide consistency and safety [Read More…]

We Are Making Music That Helps Children Become Good Neighbors…

  A bunch of us on the Growing Sound team grew up with the principles often taught by the late-great FRED ROGERS. We learned so much about critical social and [Read More…]

Using Music With Infants and Toddlers To Brighten Their Mood, Benefit the Brain, and Boost Their Language Skills…

Back in 2016, ZerotoThree.org published an article by Rebecca Parlakian and Claire Lerner that studied the effects of using Music with Infants and Toddlers. In this article, they explore the [Read More…]

Building Grit and Resilience With Babies and Toddlers Using Music…

The 74 recently published an article titled “What You Never Realized You Were Teaching Your Child About Grit & Resilience: MIT Study Captures Techniques That Work for Babies as Young [Read More…]

How Our Music Can Help Your Child Know Their Own Strength By Using Character Science…

  Growing Sound continues our efforts to promote positive social-emotional learning and development through Character Science. An article recently published in the Kentucky Tribune helps explain what Character Science is [Read More…]