Kid Music Live Blog

Bath time for toddlers can be a challenge. Some toddlers make it impossible to get clean while you are trying to entertain them long enough to wash them completely. Not only does it leave your bathroom a mess afterward everyone is in a bad mood. I think Oliver Wendell Homes had it right when he said, “Take a music bath once or twice a week ..”

Toddlers do not have a sense of time so by playing their favorite personalized CD, you can tell them “we are staying in the bath for three songs.” The toddler is entertained while listening to music and you are busy washing them completely. This is the perfect time to play their favorite personalized Christian CD share with them different bible stories and tell them how God love them. Bath time then becomes fun, educational and long enough to clean them completely. Sounds like a win-win situation.

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Berthold Auerbach has said, “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Music may effect your mood more than you think. People who are dealing with depression find that music lessen symptoms of low mood, fatigue, and lack of focus, according to a review of live studies recently published in “The Cochrane Library.” Teachers have found that playing soothing music in the background helps with the mood of students.

Personally I know when I have a bad day music can help me release some of the tension. Since it effects us this much as adults, don’t you think it would have the same benefit for kids? I believe this is why lullabies for bedtime and rhythm music for play time is so important for kids. It has the effect of calming them down or teaching them through music. Personalized music takes it one step further by giving the kids a sense of identity and plus they love to hear their own name. Next time you are in a bad mood turn on some music.

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My first born child has always struggled with patience. Even when he was born, he was two months early. My little 3 lb baby was in the hospital for over a month so I spent many days up in ICU. When you have a tiny baby like that, the environment really makes a difference. It is easy to see when the baby becomes stressed or when they are peacefully resting, especially with all the monitors around them.

I noticed that music in the ICU helped sooth agitated babies. Before I could even hold him we played him lullabies. When he was particularly upset the nurse would turn the soothing music on and it would help to calm him down. I know newborn babies don’t understand they name yet, but what a neat idea to have a personalized CD singing some sweet lullabies to them personally. They would begin to learn their name and the music can be something you can use at home to help calm them down.

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We are getting ready to celebrate a milestone in my family. My middle child will officially become a teenager. I have heard it said, raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree. How true that is! As parents we have been quizzing him for gift ideas. Besides the I want a laptop and iPhone list he has asked for a sleepover with some of his friends. The sleep over we can do; the other two will have to wait until his is a lot older.

My soon to be teenager plays a lot of sports. He currently is on a football team; he also plays basketball and soccer. I thought it would be neat to surprise him when all his friends are there with a personalized Wheaties Box and a personalized Wheaties Box t-shirt. He will love being recognized as the top athlete of the day and I think his friends will get a kick out of it.

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Does music make you smart? Music has shown to have long-lasting intellectual benefits. A study in 2006 from McMaster University, Canada, found children who studied music had different brain patterns than those children who have not. Children who had exposure to music had better memories and higher math levels. Prof. Trainor said “It suggests that musical training is having an effect on how the brain gets wired for general cognitive functioning related to memory and attention.” The benefits of music has shown to help in all areas of learning.

The good news is that a child does not have to have formal music training to achieve this benefit. Exposing your child to different types of music, different rhythms and instruments helps them in their cognitive development. One way to catch your child’s attention is with a personalized CD. While playing your child will be excited to hear music sung directly to them.

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