As a kid, when anyone in my family had a thought, it would form in their head and come immediately out of their mouth. So one of the skills I’m still working on while becoming an adult is the art of reflection; chewing on one’s thoughts a bit before sharing them with others. I’ve also […]
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What Does “IT” Mean?
For those of us who do it, one of the benefits of doing kids’ music is that we can continually access that joyful, inquisitive, full-of-life child within us that gets dried up, beaten down and squeezed out of most other adults in our society. As a psychologist, I’m constantly reminded that adults are simply little […]
Kid’s Music
When someone we love dies, or when we lose a pet, or when our pumpkin seed project at school wilts and dries up in the window, while Darlene Snodquist’s pumpkin seed plant is lush and green and looks like something Jack could climb in another week or so, … we get another chance to to […]
The See-Saw Of Life
Those of us who work with kids, musically or otherwise, know what it’s like to be on the upside of the see-saw. We try to stay on the down side, to stay in control of things, but sometimes working with kids, we don’t always get what we expect! We’re constantly reminded that we’re not really in charge. […]